I Voted Today

[goldman]

This was my first time voting :) woot

[Resevoir Hogs]

My third. One provincial and two federal. Voting is a responsibility, so all Canadians should do it. Minus prisoners of course.

[goldman]

My third. One provincial and two federal. Voting is a responsibility, so all Canadians should do it. Minus prisoners of course.

Is it because they have group *** on the showers? p-)

[joka]

My third. One provincial and two federal. Voting is a responsibility, so all Canadians should do it. Minus prisoners of course.
Why shouldn't prisoners vote?

[Resevoir Hogs]

Is it because they have group *** on the showers? p-)

I think for it to be considered *** it has to be consensual. But I guess you'd know all about that. lol

[goldman]

I think for it to be considered *** it has to be consensual. But I guess you'd know all about that. lol

Shut up. You are jealous.

[Resevoir Hogs]

Why shouldn't prisoners vote?

Because they have broken the law and are subject to having certain rights taken away while they are serving their sentence. The right to vote should be one of those rights.

[ed316]

Why shouldn't prisoners vote?

Convicted Felons in the US are not allowed to vote too.

[Resevoir Hogs]

Convicted Felons in the US are not allowed to vote too.

A fine example of what needs to be done here. We are too soft on our convicted criminals.

[signatory]

Because they have broken the law and are subject to having certain rights taken away while they are serving their sentence. The right to vote should be one of those rights.

Is it only those serving a prison time that can't vote? Or all that break the law? Plenty of people break the law and never go to jail. DUI's etc

Not that I really care if they vote or not (I doubt criminals usually have a high turn-out anyway) but I wonder what the reasoning is behind this.

[Resevoir Hogs]

Is it only those serving a prison time that can't vote? Or all that break the law? Plenty of people break the law and never go to jail. DUI's etc

Not that I really care if they vote or not (I doubt criminals usually have a high turn-out anyway) but I wonder what the reasoning is behind this.

Well all criminals in Canada have a right to vote (even the elected ones).

What I was talking about is taking away prisoners' right to vote. So that would mean all convicted criminals who are incarcerated. This would apply for the time they are in prison.
That is what the conservative party wants to do, and as a result the prisons have had a high turnout of voters making their mark for the liberals. Who by the way will continue to allow them to vote, as well as have their own TVs, and shorter sentences in general.

On another note just to clear something up, a person with a DUI isn't a criminal here. That law is not part of the Criminal Code. It is part of the Highway Safety Act and is considered a provincial offence. So obviously I was talking about people who break the law and go to jail for a criminal offence.

[signatory]

ahhh okey. cheers

[Impulse_t0]

I'm going to vote after work, then i'm going to go from polling station to polling station, steal the ballots and burn them in the street.

[ed316]

I'm going to vote after work, then i'm going to go from polling station to polling station, steal the ballots and burn them in the street.

Make sure you don't get too drunk at work...............

[Impulse_t0]

Make sure you don't get too drunk at work...............

If there's a sales meeting i'll be sure to grab some beers.

[EvanL]

Make sure to go down the don valley pushing 130 while drunk. Maybe something good will come of it.

[Impulse_t0]

I would if I had a car, i rather enjoy drunk driving.

[EvanL]

I would if I had a car, i rather enjoy drunk driving.
Well thats good. It will be quicker and much easier to whipe you out of the gene pool God willing.

[Impulse_t0]

Well thats good. It will be quicker and much easier to whipe you out of the gene pool God willing.

Not even, I drive much better intoxicated.

[Caesar]

I'm going to vote in a dozen minutes or so. And watch the results on tv at 9pm on Radio-Canada after job.
I have my own prediction.

[Impulse_t0]

I'm going to vote in a dozen minutes or so. And watch the results on tv at 9pm on Radio-Canada after job.
I have my own prediction.

Let's hear it.

Vote Marijuana Party!!!!

[pAt]

Well all criminals in Canada have a right to vote (even the elected ones).

What I was talking about is taking away prisoners' right to vote. So that would mean all convicted criminals who are incarcerated. This would apply for the time they are in prison.
That is what the conservative party wants to do, and as a result the prisons have had a high turnout of voters making their mark for the liberals. Who by the way will continue to allow them to vote, as well as have their own TVs, and shorter sentences in general.

On another note just to clear something up, a person with a DUI isn't a criminal here. That law is not part of the Criminal Code. It is part of the Highway Safety Act and is considered a provincial offence. So obviously I was talking about people who break the law and go to jail for a criminal offence.

prisoners with 2 years or less sentance can vote, anyone with more then that cannot. im going to vote within an hour for my first time ever!

[Abakan94]

This was my first time voting :) woot

http://www.smileyworld.com/downloads/images/wallpaper/your_special.jpg

[simple jumper]

w00t First time voter!!!!

[Midav]

Awesome!! Good feeling isn't it?

[Morboute]

It does? i hated it, still do.

[toki]

I just wonder, do you really vote on a monday in canada? Or don't you have to work today?

Here it's always sundays, so people have plenty of time.

[Caesar]

Let's hear it.

Vote Marijuana Party!!!!

Even worse, Green Party. :)

[Impulse_t0]

See i would vote for the Marijuana Party over the Green Party because the Marijuana Party's only purpose is to legalize Marijuana, they have no proposed policies what so ever. The Green Party however are pacifist vegan druid psychopaths. If they were elected our country would be destroyed. They want to ban ALL froms of motorized transportation including: Airplanes, boats, trains, streetcars, busses, cars, trucks etc etc etc..... and replace them all with Bicycles and other forms of non motorized transportation.

[Resevoir Hogs]

prisoners with 2 years or less sentance can vote, anyone with more then that cannot. im going to vote within an hour for my first time ever!

Actually that is untrue, as you will see here.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060112/elxn_prisoners_vote_060111/20060113?s_name=election2006&no_ads=


Power, who is serving a six-year sentence for drug trafficking and robbery, was one of 177 inmates who cast his ballot Friday in the Stony Mountain facility.

Hope that clears this up for you.

[Resevoir Hogs]

See i would vote for the Marijuana Party over the Green Party because the Marijuana Party's only purpose is to legalize Marijuana, they have no proposed policies what so ever. The Green Party however are pacifist vegan druid psychopaths. If they were elected our country would be destroyed. They want to ban ALL froms of motorized transportation including: Airplanes, boats, trains, streetcars, busses, cars, trucks etc etc etc..... and replace them all with Bicycles and other forms of non motorized transportation.

That actually isn't in their platform. Not that I am voting Green. But lets get some facts straight. They are completely onboard for bringing in alternative fuel vehicles or alternative engine vehicles. Although their policies are too costly and not the right approach to a cleaner society, in my view.

[Impulse_t0]

That actually isn't in their platform. Not that I am voting Green. But lets get some facts straight. They are completely onboard for bringing in alternative fuel vehicles or alternative engine vehicles. Although their policies are too costly and not the right approach to a cleaner society, in my view.

Of course it isn't entirely their platform but that's what the Green Party member in my ward told me during the last election. It just so happens that she also had no idea what the hell was going on in Israel and decided to side with the Palestinians saying Israel was an illegal occupying force and sh*t like that. This debate was in a f*cking synagogue too.....f*cking idiot she was.

[Maverick77]

gave blood and voted today


day of firsts

[Resevoir Hogs]

Of course it isn't entirely their platform but that's what the Green Party member in my ward told me during the last election. It just so happens that she also had no idea what the hell was going on in Israel and decided to side with the Palestinians saying Israel was an illegal occupying force and sh*t like that. This debate was in a f*cking synagogue too.....f*cking idiot she was.

Is she running again?! Sounds like the NDP candidate here.

[Threelions]

Liberals = corrupt and crap
Conservatives = to right wing. no doubt will become corrupt and crap.

Basiclly both major parties are garbage. It will be amusing to see how this election works out, beacause i dont believe that either party is going to have enough seats to really do much at parliment. Basiclly the results of this election will create a stagnate government.

I wish i could vote for the Bloc Quebecois in alberta... But, i will likely be voting green, at least then i can bitch about whoever takes power, and my voice of mistrust in both of the big parties will be register

Cheers,
paul

[Impulse_t0]

Is she running again?! Sounds like the NDP candidate here.

she isn't actually, I just checked, there is a new guy named Patrick Metzger. Probably a fool. I helped campaign for the Conservative candidate in my ward, Eglinton Lawrence. His name was Burnie Tanz, I thought he was cool at first, but he just couldn't answer a damn question at any of the debates.

[Rubes]

Go Conservatives!

It's about time we got those criminals out of office.

[Impulse_t0]

Go Conservatives!

It's about time we got those criminals out of office.

Hey man, every government is corrupt, but only a few get caught.

[Rubes]

Hey man, every government is corrupt, but only a few get caught.

If that is true, then they have only further demonstrated their incompetence by getting caught stealing hundreds of millions in the first place.

[Impulse_t0]

If that is true, then they have only further demonstrated their incompetence by getting caught stealing hundreds of millions in the first place.

If they get caught it means they obviously aren't professional enough to do it therefore they should be replaced. :D

[Threelions]

Go Conservatives!

It's about time we got those criminals out of office.

i tend to believe that the majority of the worlds political parties are dodgy. yep, the liberals had their scandel, but if the conservatives take power they will have one two its the nature of politics i think.

Since i have been in canada there has been a nice balance in alberta. We have the conservativves in power at the provicial level, and liberals at the federal level. I thoughtit helped keep a balanced political environment in alberta. Im concerned about an all out conservative alberta though.

I know in england that the conservatives did alot of damage to the social system in england, and i can see it happeneing here. It would be a total disaster.

Cheers,
paul

[Impulse_t0]

i tend to believe that the majority of the worlds political parties are dodgy. yep, the liberals had their scandel, but if the conservatives take power they will have one two its the nature of politics i think.

Since i have been in canada there has been a nice balance in alberta. We have the conservativves in power at the provicial level, and liberals at the federal level. I thoughtit helped keep a balanced political environment in alberta. Im concerned about an all out conservative alberta though.

I know in england that the conservatives did alot of damage to the social system in england, and i can see it happeneing here. It would be a total disaster.

Cheers,
paul

Tony Blair did a lot of damage to Endland, period.

[Rubes]

i tend to believe that the majority of the worlds political parties are dodgy. yep, the liberals had their scandel, but if the conservatives take power they will have one two its the nature of politics i think.

Since i have been in canada there has been a nice balance in alberta. We have the conservativves in power at the provicial level, and liberals at the federal level. I thoughtit helped keep a balanced political environment in alberta. Im concerned about an all out conservative alberta though.

I know in england that the conservatives did alot of damage to the social system in england, and i can see it happeneing here. It would be a total disaster.

Cheers,
paul

We are not England. Why do people keep comparing the Canadian conservatives to that of other countries? Besides that, the conservatives can't be any worse than the liberals. I think we at least need to give them a chance.

The liberals have slowly tried to dismantle our military, blown billions of dollars on ridiculous ideas like the gun registry, billions more sits in surplus when it could go back to the provinces to pay for more of their social programs (or, dare I say it, the military?), and of course the sponsorship scandal. They've had their chance, now it's time to give someone else a try. It seems ludicrous to me not to vote for a particular party because they MIGHT be corrupt. Using the "every government is corrupt" line is just a poor excuse not to accept change at a time when it is needed.

I'm not saying that the conversatives are some divine, infallible party, but we at least need to give them a shot. At least they aren't corrupt yet.

[Impulse_t0]

We are not England. Why do people keep comparing the Canadian conservatives to that of other countries? Besides that, the conservatives can't be any worse than the liberals. I think we at least need to give them a chance.

The liberals have slowly tried to dismantle our military, blown billions of dollars on ridiculous ideas like the gun registry, billions more sits in surplus when it could go back to the provinces to pay for more of their social programs (or, dare I say it, the military?), and of course the sponsorship scandal. They've had their chance, now it's time to give someone else a try. It seems ludicrous to me not to vote for a particular party because they MIGHT be corrupt. Using the "every government is corrupt" line is just a poor excuse not to accept change at a time when it is needed.

I never said we were England and I never compared uor conservatives to any other country. I simply stated that Tony Blair is destroying England.

I'm well aware of the Liberals flaws and I feel it is time for a change as well.

I also wasn't saying that every government is corrupt to disagree that it was time for a change, I was just telling you a known fact.

Stop putting words in my mouth.

[Violet Fashion by Mindy]

I just wonder, do you really vote on a monday in canada? Or don't you have to work today?

Here it's always sundays, so people have plenty of time.
Here it is always Saturdays. Makes for an interesting election when politicians get interviewed about the counting and they are clearly hammered.

The main political parties here are

Australian Labor Party (Socialist, generally liberal but they were largely responsible for Australia's economic growth)

Liberal Party (The Irony of it all. right wing nutjobs. No major reform policies. god knows why they have managed to stay in power actually have to rule via coalition)

National Party (A part full of irony. Socially conservative. But they favour trade protections to protecr farmers, generally dislike privatisation of services ect. For some reason they have supported the Liberals)

Greens (Typical green party I guess. But Australian greens are not to bad actually. They actually have a pretty decent platform. The current leader wanted Australia to send troops to Aceh and do the same thing we done in Timor)

In terms of which party is the biggest. The ALP generally gets the most votes in elections. But because of the way Australia is set up. Loses out to a coalition.

[Otsoa]

I just wonder, do you really vote on a monday in canada? Or don't you have to work today?

Here it's always sundays, so people have plenty of time.

We have voted on different days in the past...usually on weekdays. Basically federal law states that if you are at work during the entore time the polling stations are open, your empolyer HAS to give you time off to go and vote. If the employer does not then they can be charged with a criminal offence.

[HaRdLy]

http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=faq&document=faqvoting〈=e&textonly=false#voting26 (http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=faq&document=faqvoting&lang=e&textonly=false#voting26)

[c62]

I never said we were England and I never compared uor conservatives to any other country. I simply stated that Tony Blair is destroying England.

I'm well aware of the Liberals flaws and I feel it is time for a change as well.

I also wasn't saying that every government is corrupt to disagree that it was time for a change, I was just telling you a known fact.

Stop putting words in my mouth. Wow, a couple of Canucks going at it. Interesting. So who's going to win the election? That guy that hates America or the guy that really really hates America?

Can ya help a yankee out?

[Eat a bullet]

Well, apparently there's a fella that loves Bush and when he gets elected he's going to get rid of gay marriage or abortion.p-)

*edit

Oh and he's gonna send troops to Iraq.

[ed316]

Well, apparently there's a fella that loves Bush and when he gets elected he's going to get rid of gay marriage or abortion.p-)

*edit

Oh and he's gonna send troops to Iraq.

where in town sre you from in Oregon? Hopefully not Lebanon

[Eat a bullet]

Nope, the home of the Spruce Goose. McMinnville.

[ed316]

Nope, the home of the Spruce Goose. McMinnville.

I feel sorry for you. I lived in Portland and Troutdale for a while. How's the landslide?

[Kingswat]

Why shouldn't prisoners vote?

because they already get too many rights, other then an occasional ass raping now and again, they get paid, they get satelite tv, high speed internet, 3 meals a day, and a bunch of other ****.


need to go back to the days of bread and water once a day and none of this other ****.

[Impulse_t0]

I just voted, it was awesome.

[Eat a bullet]

I feel sorry for you. I lived in Portland and Troutdale for a while. How's the landslide?
I lived in Gresham for a year and spent time in Troutdale. I didn't like having my car doors freeze shut. McMinnville is much nicer.

The rain has been freakin crazy and there have been a ****load of landslides around the Columbia, but I'm safe here. The Willamette is getting a little too high for my liking, though.

[Redux]

I voted for the first time on the 13th (advanced voting). actually I just wanted to get registered first to avoid the hassle, but turns out you gotta vote right away, so I spent a total of 10 seconds in deciding who to vote for.

[Rubes]

I never said we were England and I never compared uor conservatives to any other country. I simply stated that Tony Blair is destroying England.

I'm well aware of the Liberals flaws and I feel it is time for a change as well.

I also wasn't saying that every government is corrupt to disagree that it was time for a change, I was just telling you a known fact.

Stop putting words in my mouth.

Pipe down, I was talking to Threelions. Hence why I quoted him, and not you.

[Resevoir Hogs]

Well, apparently there's a fella that loves Bush and when he gets elected he's going to get rid of gay marriage or abortion.p-)

*edit

Oh and he's gonna send troops to Iraq.

Dude you're partly right but still that seems very far fetched. Yes the conservative leader, Stephen Harper, is more close to Bush than our last Prime Minister was, but he isn't a Bush bussom buddy. He will revisit the deffinition of marriage, mainly because last time around there wasn't a free vote. Because the Liberal party whiped its caucas into voting for it. This time around there will be a free vote in the house, but that does not mean that the bill will pass.

He has also said and put in his platform that he will not reopen the abortion issue and he will certainly not send us to Iraq. Our forces are getting more and more heavily engaged in Afghanistan and cannot contribute to Iraq in any large numbers. Yes he was originally for going to Iraq, but things have changed. And he knows that the majority of the populace would not support that action.

All these points are in the Conservative party's platform. You can find it at www.conservative.ca

[Eat a bullet]

Hehe, yeah I was being facetious. :)

I was just going on what I've heard from some lib supporters.

[MARINO]

I voted in 3 elections and 1 referendum.