[Locke]

Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

I've never voted Liberal, and I get the argument that they don't deserve another term.

But closing in on 50 with two younger kids aged 10 and 15. Things like Education and even the Environment are on my radar more than any other election. I'm not NDP or Green on the Environment, but all out ignoring it like Conservatives want to is not a route I want to go. Too many fascist tones with the Conservatives of late with their desire to strong arm the media, and their desire to discredit education institutions. The party has made a pretty dramatic move to the right socially to the point that I can't overlook it anymore.

I also think expecting this to be the country your grandparents lived in is in way shape or form possible. Canada has been an urbanized country with a lower birth rate for going on 50 years now. In those conditions housing costs rise.

Demographically what has happened on my wife's side of her family is pretty common these days. Her Mom had one brother and one sister. Her brother died in his early 20's. Both of them married and had two children. Out of those 4 kids all of whom are now at least 40, only my wife had any kids. On her Dad's side he had 3 brothers. Two never married or had kids (one, was gay) the one who was gay died in his 40's. Him and another one both had two kids. Again my kids are the only grandchildren either one of them have. So we have 5 people between 72 and 82. There's 4 offspring between 40 and 54 to support them. Trailing her current generation is out two kids. So if the older people want health care and pensions...we need people to immigrate to this country and work and pay into the social safety net. AI will do a lot of this. But can it overcome the idea of two young workers potentially propping up like 6 of us draining the system?

Speaking of which, I noticed they didnt show up for their shifts in the coal mines the other day. Are we going to have to have another 'talk?'