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Originally Posted by Andy83
I'm pretty sure everyone is going to do what they feel benefits them and their family the most.
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This comment is worth highlighting. It strikes at a cleavage between how government and wellbeing, at least in my opinion, is perceived by voters. Personally, I wholeheartedly disagree with the sentiment. I have a young family; I have never cast a vote thinking purely about how "Party X"'s policies might benefit me personally. I vote according to my values; I want a strong, inclusive Canada which provides the best opportunity to all of its citizens. My justification for this includes that such a country will also, inevitably, benefit me and my family as well.
Myopically voting for one's personal interests, which is what (undoubtedly) many Canadians do (and is their right), is something I find curious at best and pernicious at worst.
I guess the goal with my post is to point out, at a minimum, that your statement that "everyone does what benefits them" is almost certainly wrong, and at the very least, short-sighted.