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May 17, 05
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While I won't comment on WHO to vote for I highly agree that we should be voting in the STV system.
It will help provide a more evenly balanced and representative gov't. When the NDP came into power years back they did so with 44,000 some odd votes LESS than the Libs. In the last election almost 44%, I believe, of votes went for other parties that ended up with little or no representation in way of seats. That's not fair to the people who want someone to have a voice for them when their chosen party is not the majority. MORE THAN ANYTHING IT HOLDS THE RULING PARTY ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT'S ACTIONS!!! Everyone needs to be represented IMO. It's a fair system that is MUCH MORE fair than the current one. Make up your own minds but I do encourage you to really think about STV. Last edited by Cdn_Brdr; May 17, 05 at 02:53 PM. 
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May 17, 05
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c'mon now people, the clear choice is to vote NDP and get some proper scandle back into provincial parliment... none of this wishy washy drunk driving in hawaii shit, I want some actual embezzlement, or some stolen money from charities, or maybe some real estate fraud... oooo gimme more of that!
do the smart thing: Don't let the liberals get such a large majority, but for GOD'S SAKE don't let the NDP get into power. Remember why it was they lost SO BADLY last time.
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May 17, 05
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It's just A LOT of broken promises.
Over 73 Hospitals closed or had services cut.
They promised to build 5,000 more long-term care beds by 2006. Instead, there are fewer long-term care beds today than in 2001. They promised to strengthen post-secondary education. Instead, they cut per-student funding. Enrolment declined in more than one-third of BC's college-sector institutions in 2002-03, and nearly half of them in 2003-04 They promised to strengthen post-secondary education. Instead, they cut per-student funding. Enrolment declined in more than one-third of BC's college-sector institutions in 2002-03, and nearly half of them in 2003-04. They promised to "end feel-good advertising." Instead, they spent millions of dollars on ad campaigns in print, radio and TV that offered little or no practical information. (it was just to tell all these rich beurochrats how well their little "garage sale of the b.c infrastructure" was going) They promised they wouldn't lower the minimum wage. Instead, they introduced a reduced minimum wage for new workers and students — only $6.00 an hour.
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May 17, 05
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but also consider that STV promotes minority governments which, while beneficially moderate, are also government resource hungry.
also consider the reality of our current voting turnout. larger ridings with more candidates will favour those who ACTUALLY VOTE, which are generally richer people in the case of downtown area, and conservatives in the case of fraser valley. im not sold on the idea but no matter what, everyone should vote on how they feel.
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I'll drink to that. As far as the STV goes... Because it does benefit a minority governmet, that can make all the difference for some serious change. Increase funding for health care. Lower tuitions. That's what matters to me.
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I'm gonna go vote for the STV thing.
But I wasn't even gonna bother voting for MLA. A Liberal will always get in where I am, so it's really a waste of time. The important election is the process of deciding which person will get to be the local Liberal candidate. And that process, as we know, is very corrupt and not under much legal control at all, anything goes. And in my area, the main population is Mennonite and Dutch. You guessed it - one MLA is Mennonite, the other is Dutch. Members of other ethnic groups or political parties need not bother trying to get elected. ______________ BTW I know a chick that my MLA had sex with about 5 years ago. He was a lawyer, she had a part-time job doing nails. Now he is MLA, and she is on welfare with kids by 2 different guys. Sad story, but she was desperate to have a family any way possible, and was always trying to get something going with a series of well-off guys. One guy, a Calgary businessman, actually paid her to go away, after he realized she was a loony-tune. That woulda been a good question for the all-candidates meeting, if someone really wanted to dig for dirt!
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May 17, 05
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If you could have seen the stupid expenditures of funds to outdated programs that I was told "work so we are not going to replace it" you would pull you hair out. Trying to save money in gov't is an uphill battle that I lost. The party that governs the province isn't 100% to blame for how it is falling apart. It's the middle and upper managers that will be all retiring in the next 5 years that have clogged the system for way too long. The problem after they leave is there are no trained and envisioned people to replace the positions the are going to vacate.
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May 17, 05
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no unicorn or magic moneybags were needed before when we had sustainable health care and lower tuition. We just had lower tuition that was capped within reason. Liberals turned school into a business and less an education facility it should be, removing the cap and skyrocketing tuition. I for one have had enough of the tuition rod up my ass. He doesnt care about students, the people who will be running this provence. So i couldnt give a fuck about gordon campbell.
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please leave my taxes out of it, thanks.
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This system already works successfully in many other countries on a federal level, one of which is Ireland, one of Europe's fastest growing economy's - it's simply fairer and worth at least giving a shot.
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