How ironic that the Liberals proved to be the fiscal conservatives and the Conservatives the fiscal liberals.
I've never voted for a liberal candidate in my life yet, though I would if a good one should come up. I'd almost voted Reform once, and have even voted NDP on one occasio. I like certain conservative ideas. However, the Liberals were fiscal conservatives only in the sense that they weren't afraid to raise taxes if needs be, but not when it came to responsible spending. Then again, the Conservatives haven't proven so responsible either.
As for most NDP candidates, though I like certain ideas of theirs in ters of increasing funding for education, and a willingness to increase taxes, they also want to spend on all kinds of ishy washy unnecessary stuff that still goes beyond that that tax increases rake in, not to mention that they are too anti-capitalist (I have nothing against socialist ideas, except when they have to be so confrontational and pro-union).
We need to abandon our addiction to party loyalty and start voting for candidates of character regardless of their party loyalties.
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