Which shows how little you understand.
And you still haven't dealt with the other nine.
Okay, fine... *sigh*
2 Will not treat every line-jumping economic refugee like the Queen of Sheba, releasing them immediately into the streets and onto the welfare rolls, some of whom wish to plan and execute their wars either back in the old country OR HERE while living on our dime. Tamil Tigers, Islamists...you name it.
This is a bit overstated. If you look at the number of extremists or even terrorists in the country, it doesn't come anywhere near the level of harm to us that you are insinuating. You make it sound like someone is going to show up on my doorstep and blow my head off.
3. Will not crawl back to the UN, begging them for instructions.
The only real intervention the U.N. has on us is militaristic and environmental. I agree, we should stop being lapdogs for the U.N. by wasting our time in Libya, but regarding climate change, it's scientifically unequivocal.
We need to be concentrating on slowly, but surely reducing carbon emissions and saving the big dollars for those that are actually suffering in this country. There is more of them then those suffering in other countries. The math alone is pretty much against you.
4. Will not appear in Beijing on their knees, offering apologetic head.
Okay? This is pretty powerful rhetoric, but the economics is not that simple. We could also be harming ourselves by cutting economic ties with other countries. You shouldn't ignore that obvious reality.
5. Will not take up the cause of Hamas.
Well then let's stop arming them??? We're only fueling the terrorism by riling them up and giving them weapons to fight against the dictators that we buy oil from. You do know the terrorism thing is a scam, right?
6. Will not totally destroy the Canadian military.
Yes, because we have a reputation for being a militant nation up until now. C'mon, you're not even being fair here. We're spending oodles on jets we don't need. We wouldn't be hampering our military by avoiding their purchase. In fact, we would be bolstering our military unnecessarily.
7. Will re-distribute Parliamentary seats to better represent the people, without giving Quebec anything more than they deserve.
Okay? And you think voting for Harper will bring us a fair representation of seats? Are you sure you know what you're getting into?
8. Will not destroy the oilsands, which are the economic engine of Canada.
Sorry to drop this bomb on you, but the oilsands are really really bad for the environment. I know it's an essential resource, but we have to find a smart way to start faltering off our dependence on oil and increasing our use of alternate energy sources. It's the right thing to do for us and the environment.
No party, conservative or otherwise, will denounce the use of the oil sands outright. I guarantee that even the green party would not shut it down on principle alone, so you don't need to go Harper if this is a serious concern for you.
9. Will dispose of the cash-per-vote subsidy of the Bloc Quebecois.....and all the rest of the parties.
Okay? Harper will change this how?
10. Reform the Senate....which Harper will do, if given the chance.
This is incorrect. Harper will 'pretend' to reform the senate. But like the last election, he will just hire his own representative to take its place, which is extremely anti-democratic. I don't think you would want to support that kind of reform.
If you want a smaller government (which I thought was a staple of conservatives and american constitutionalists alike), you should want to be rid of the senate entirely - which is what the NDP are promising if I'm not mistaken.
I don't think you've really thought through your vote through here - maybe you're just scared, I don't know. It doesn't appear to me that you want to vote for a democratic party that looks after the country as a whole. Your vote still seems to be aimed to saving yourself money. By doing that, you're being bribed and giving power to a backwards government.
