ok let's look at the first line of their platform:
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Originally posted by Captain Crunch
The Conservatives have said that Canadians should have reasonable access to health care regardless of the ability to pay.
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I think it's right there.
Seriously though, critiques against the conservatives:
Healthcare
I have fundamental problems with universal healthcare. I don't buy into the concept of those who can afford it just takes stress away from the system. You'll see a division in the healthcare system like there is in the legal system. You'll have the good ones, and legal aid.
Same Sex Marriage
I can't even get a girlfriend :P, and there are people out there that aren't being allowed to marry
Who cares? If Joe Blow and John Doe of Middle of Nowhere Canada want to get married, I should be upset why?
Defense
I believe that we should have a strong moderately sized armed defense. I think the majority of funding should currently be placed into patroling our boarders, we need to keep Canada safe. Also I think there should be an increase in our foreign aid in the miliatary. I don't think we need to be preparing for war on another country, but we should be prepared to defend battles that aren't the traditional country versus country.
Marijuana
I agree, shouldn't be legalized, only for medical use.
Municipalities
HOLY Sweet Mother of Pearl, be careful on this one. Constitution is clear, municipalities are property of the provincial, which makes any work between the feds and the cities hard to do.
Crime
I'm a hardnose on crime. Sorry I know better, so should you.
Gun Registry
I don't have a gun, have no intentions of ever owning one, so I haven't followed this whatsoever.
Into the jot notes:
- independent ethics commissioner, how exactly is that different from the auditor general? I'm not being an ass, but wouldn't the auditor general bascially do the same thing in accounting the finances and how they're spend?
- I don't like the idea of fixed election dates, we aren't running a republic here.
- free votes by MPs on moral issues, define moral issues, everything governments do will effect someone negatively, isn't that morally wrong?
- I like the idea of Senators being elected, but if I think the municipality thing is tough, this senator thing is even worse.
- judicial review committee, ok cool, but it can't be on anything that you'd have a moral vote over.
- annual reports of each governmnet department and program... this is different form a budget how?
- conduct an audit of social programs, see: budget
- the governor general currently can't look at all federal documents? I never gave it any thought before, since the GG is the representitive of the head of the country I would have assumed that'd be ok.
I'll respond to taxes by saying, if we pay for more social programs is it a good idea to have tax levels below the USA? That scares me
I'll comment on more later, have to run at the moment