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I'd done this thread before but without the poll. Here I'll start it again but with a poll this time. What would you think of the following radically altered voting scenario? Once a year on the same day we hold a vote for the local assembly, with a blank ballot with nine or more lines (as per...

What would you think of the following radically altered voting scenario? Once a year on the same day we hold a vote for the local assembly, with a blank ballot with nine or more lines (as per the Assembly's agreement prior to the election, but with nine being the minimum) on the ballot sheet...

None of the above. That was literally a last-second decision. I was thinking of voting for the Green Party candidate, but when we consider that parties get $1.83 for every vote, but independents don't, that's hardly a level playing field for an independent. Of course I could have voted for an...

Some of you might not be aware tht for each vote a party gets, taxpayers give it $1.83. Now I'm not a member of any political party, so why should my tax money go to subsidize any party? Of course I could vote for an independent candidate, but there is none in my riding. And think about this...

Are you in favour of single transferable vote? It's similar to first-past-the-post, except that instead of just putting an x next to the candidate of choice, you number them in order of preference from first to last. This way, strategic voting is no longer necessary, since for example if many...

Imagine the following imaginary scenario. It might not be realistic, but it is asimplified version of what does happen at times: A friend comes up to you one day and says that he has fantasies he can't control about killing people... and he's serious. He tells you he called the police to ask...

This election, everyone is voting strategically to stop a CPC majority. But have they really stopped to think of the long-term consequences? And what would be the advantages of a principled vote. here I'll try to compare them in the long-term. Strategic voting: Out of fear of a CPC majority...

What do you think would be a good slogan for an 'anything but conservative' TV campaing? Some I've come up with that I think would have a good ring to it would be: Vote against! Vote Liberal! Vote Strategically! Vote Liberal! Don't vote for the best! Vote against the worst! Vote Liberal...

I'm sick of political parties! What do they really do to the political process? I've actually met people who'd told me that they'll vote party X because their parents voted party X! I've read accusations of candidates being labelled turncoats for changing political parties! Parties have...

I'm having a discussion over a proposed petition in chinadaily.com. Unfortunately, it appears that chinadaily.com.cn is censoring part of its contents owing to the fact that every time I've tried to paste it there, it never registers. So I've decided to post a draft here in Canadian Content...

Personally, I'm repelled by the idea of proportional representation, as it would essentially force me to vote not for a person, but for a party. And I would rather vote for thinking human beings who could 'cross the floor' if need be should a party go crazy for whatever reason. In fact, if it...

I really don't seem to fit in with any of the platforms. Maybe you can help with recommendations? Here's where I stand: Law and order and personal ethics (can be overlooked if necessary): For capital punishment, with the option of life sentence according to judge's discretion, opposed to...

I wonder if Canada has any progresive Christian party that I might never have heard of, however fringe it might be with its nine or so members. I'm not a Christian myself, but I could see the benefit of such a party. A progressive Christian could, for instance, find himself in agreement with...

What do you like and dislike about the Green Party?

I was wondering if ayone is aware of any research concerning the relationship between English-language competence and support for sovereignty. I'd lived in Montreal before, and before that in Charlevoix. Generally speaking, support for sovereignty is weekest in Montreal and similarly bilingual...

In another forum, a Chinese had raised concerns over Canada's treatment of its First Nations. I thought it's not really fair to debate this topic on a Chinese forum since Canadians have no chance to defend themselves if they're not even aware that the debate is going on there, so I've decided to...

After all the debates over Zionism, I'd decided to look more into the movement and its history. I'd found out that the founder of political Zionism was Theodore Herzl, so where best to get the facts from than from the mouth of the horse himself. And this are some of the eloquent pearls of...

Should Canada and the US adopt a common citizenship and passport? Please do not read between the lines. This does not include political union or anything else. Just take it at face value (i.e. common citizenship and nothing more). The two nations would remain sovereign otherwise. Support or...

The plain truth, very plain, we think is, that ... one man that has a higher Wisdom, a hitherto unknown spiritual Truth in him, is stronger, not than ten men that have it not, or than ten thousand, but than all men that have it not; and stands among them with a quite ethereal, angelic power, as...

While I identify with neither the right nor the left, if I was forced to choose, I'd probably go moderate left. Yet despite this, coupled with Winston Churchill being conservative, I still can't help but agree on many of his points, even if usually only in principle. If you should read the...