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Originally posted by Eagle Eye@May 4 2005, 04:51 PM
Wasn't saying that it wouldn't (I am definetly not a seperatist). I was just responding to the question about not paying taxes. To me I feel that the people of Canada as a whole are getting screwed. I think that Alberta just feels alienated because the liberals (who are the ones that have been screwing us over) are going to be voted in again because the people in the East are terrified that the west will have more say if they were to vote the Conservatives in (which really isn't true). Thats my opinion anyways.
The reason that I think that the Conservatives should be voted in is more or less to punish what the Liberals have done, just like the PC's were punished after Malroney's term.
I love this country, but it could be better.
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Good points.
I tend to believe there are more factors than just worry about the West gaining power in the issue of non-Westerners voting Tory but it definitely is one of the factors.
I think the Liberals should be punished as well. But my personal ideologies and beliefs mean I don't consider the Conservatives a better option. I think that's the case with a lot of people.
IMO we need more legimate alternatives. And to accomplish that I think we have to move to proportional representation and start giving a voice to the minority in a region. This would give us a shift away from just having the big 3 parties and instead having viable alternatives. That I think would in turn help to keep everyone accountable. I prefer the idea of having a minorty gov't to a majority gov't.
And by proportional representation I'm talking if 5% of Albertans vote Green, 10% vote NDP, 15% vote Liberal and 70% vote Tory (ficticious numbers just as an example) that the Greens would get 5% of Alberta's seats, NDP would get 10% of Alberta's seats, Libs 15% and Tories 70.
That would be a truer form of democracy than we currently have. We have tyranny of the majority in regions.