f any political party in Canada, although one once listed me mistakenly. This election is theatre: ignore the campaigns and the promises (which are just attempts to bribe us with our own money.) What matters is what the people who are elected can and will do. And that is best judged by what they have done. What the Conservatives have done suggests that, with a majority, our most cherished institutions Medicare [PDF], the CBC [PDF], others will be threatened.As a prominent minister was overheard just after the 2006 election: If we get a majority, they won’t recognize this country. Do not necessarily vote Liberal. Or NDP. Or Bloc. Or Green. Or Independent. If the majority of voters split their votes again, the Conservatives will go forward again. So please drop your party preference: this election is about the future of Canada. If you cherish what this country is, vote for whichever candidate in your riding has the greatest chance of beating the Conservative in other words, the one who is ahead of these others.1 See www.projectdemocracy.ca for excellent and easily accessible information on how to do this. (You can also consultwww.catch22campaign.ca, last time, and www.leadnow.ca.) If enough people do this, we will likely end up with a coalition government, which could well be the best solution. (Recall that cooperation of the NDP with the Liberals gave us Medicare fifty years ago.) This election has to be about the country, not about its personalities. In fact, such a coalition may well prefer as prime minister someone who is not now the leader of any of the parties. photo
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