Who Are You Voting For (2021 Edition)?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Will the sign be "Locke in the NDP"? Because if so, I'll take 2.

We're going to lower minimum wage!

We're going to reduce sick days!

We're going to lower taxes!

We're going to eliminate public transportation!

We're going to bulldoze the new Library into the River!

"Hey....these dont seem like NDP values...."

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Locke

We're going to lower minimum wage!

We're going to reduce sick days!

We're going to lower taxes!

We're going to eliminate public transportation!

We're going to bulldoze the new Library into the River!

"Hey....these dont seem like NDP values...."

I'm going to need to see you give your thoughts on pensions before I can commit to this movement.

[woob]

"Oh, that's because this NDP stands for No Democratic Process, peons. Welcome to my authoritayyyy" - Locke

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Locke

Wow. He broke every Economic promise. Shocking stuff.

Promises he made prior to the pandemic roundhouse kicking our economy?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Slava

I'm going to need to see you give your thoughts on pensions before I can commit to this movement.

I'm more interested in how he'll handle unions.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I think you need to look at the website again.

42nd Parliament:
Economy and Employability (37 promises)
Broken: 6 (16%)
Partially kept: 9 (24%)
Kept: 22 (59%)

43rd Parliament:
Economy and Employability (49 promises)
Not yet rated: 29 (59%)
Broken: 1 (2%)
In progress: 16 (33%)
Partially kept: 2 (4%)
Kept: 1 (2%)

So...out of 86 economic promises he more or less kept...23 of them?

Thats not a glittering track-record.

Originally Posted by Slava

I'm going to need to see you give your thoughts on pensions before I can commit to this movement.

No more pensions! When your money runs out you are issued a complimentary pistol with 1 bullet.

Dont miss.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Locke

So...out of 86 economic promises he more or less kept...23 of them?

Thats not a glittering track-record.



No more pensions! When your money runs out you are issued a complimentary pistol with 1 bullet.

Dont miss.

You could also say that out of 86, he only broke 7 of them.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Locke

So...out of 86 economic promises he more or less kept...23 of them?

Thats not a glittering track-record.

Originally Posted by Locke

Wow. He broke every Economic promise. Shocking stuff.

You're going to hurt your back if you keep moving the goalposts like this.

Out of the 86 economic promises across 1.5 Parliaments:
Kept: 23
Partially kept: 11
Is still working on: 16
Hasn't started: 29
Broke: 7

[Knut]

Have had no issues with Stephanie Kusie in my riding. I tend to vote for person I want in my riding and ignore the national party. I have voted Liberal and Conservative in the past doing this. I will typically send an email out to both leading candidates with some questions and they always respond. That is how I found out Crockett was a conspiracy theorist and ended up voting Hehr in my old riding.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Knut

Have had no issues with Stephanie Kusie in my riding. I tend to vote for person I want in my riding and ignore the national party. I have voted Liberal and Conservative in the past doing this. I will typically send an email out to both leading candidates with some questions and they always respond. That is how I found out Crockett was a conspiracy theorist and ended up voting Hehr in my old riding.

Wait, what? I think that you should flesh that out a little more!

[bizaro86]

I'm not sure I buy that promise keeping rank. It has "partially kept" for the won't decrease funding for the military, and if you click through to the source documents it notes a decrease. I'm not sure what type of spin you have to do to make a decrease keeping a promise of no decreases...

The one about the military being agile and generally great is marked as partially kept, because a report said it was going well. Facts in Afghanistan not withstanding.

You can also generally put the "not yet rated" and "in progress" categories in the "broken" column. The in progress ones seem to be based on continued use of the same platitudes - "we still say we're doing this!"

[Knut]

Originally Posted by Slava

Wait, what? I think that you should flesh that out a little more!

Everything was a plot to hold the Canadian economy down. Also, she was against pot legalization. Which I was/am all for, even as a non-partaker.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I'm so, so sorry. I was super happy when the boundaries changed, and I ended up with Len Webber. Rempel is embarrassing.

On the other hand, you’re still stuck with Sean Chu, so I’d say we’re square.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

On the other hand, you’re still stuck with Sean Chu, so I’d say we’re square.

Spoiler!

Thanks for the reminder.

[Wormius]

After studying the candidates, I can honestly say the Rhino Party is the best choice for Nose Hill.

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by AFireInside

I don't like any of the candidates. I prefer the liberal plan for housing prices to the cons plan which I think mostly increases prices (other than the foreign buyer rule).

I don't like the cons stance on healthcare, and issues like abortion, assisted suicide, and conscience rights.

Since neither party is going to reign in spending (anyone thinking otherwise is delusional), and the fact that the cons generally prefer to provide tax breaks instead of programs is probably enough of a reason for me to not vote for them. The childcare tax break is a joke in my opinion, though I don't necessarily fall entirely in line with liberals $10/day plan either, I prefer their plan to the cons.


I'll vote for whoever has the best chance in my riding that isn't conservative. I'd like to see the cons get trounced, and come back with decent people, more along the lines of the Nova Scotia conservative party.


I also don't like the cons having the ability to change the Canadian Charter if they get 7 provinces and a federal party.

I'm not trying to change your mind, but Erin O Toole is not Andrew Scheer. He's stated unequivocally a few times he is pro choice.

[craigwd]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

I'm not trying to change your mind, but Erin O Toole is not Andrew Scheer. He's stated unequivocally a few times he is pro choice.

His candidates and the majority of his backers - that's another story.

[bc-chris]

do you want to vote by mail? we would always just go to a polling station but becuz of covid we're going the mail route this time...

it's super easy to sign up for a mail in ballot...

https://www.elections.ca/content2.as...t=index&lang=e

you will need a scan of your id.

the entire process took maybe 5 or 6 minutes. super easy and very convenient. we voted by mail in our last bc provincial election.

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

do you want to vote by mail? we would always just go to a polling station but becuz of covid we're going the mail route this time...

it's super easy to sign up for a mail in ballot...

https://www.elections.ca/content2.as...t=index&lang=e

you will need a scan of your id.

the entire process took maybe 5 or 6 minutes. super easy and very convenient. we voted by mail in our last bc provincial election.

I've voted by mail for the last 5 years, it's just the better way to do it. So easy

[Amethyst]

I signed up to vote by mail this time, and will likely continue to do so, if all goes smoothly. My polling stations and advance polls tend to have long lines and wait times.