2008 Federal Election

The Canadian Federal Election – 2008

By Sam Mooney ⋅ September 17, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

I usually get my political fix from reed writes but Jim’s on hiatus from Canadian politics until after the election on October 14, 2008 so…

Here’s my message :

Get involved – Vote!

We get the government we vote for.  Personally I’d rather bite off my right arm than vote conservative (tell us what you really think Sam) but if a majority of Canadian voters want a conservative government I can live with that.

In the last election about 65% of eligible voters actually voted.  The Conservatives formed a minority government with about 39% of the popular vote (popular doesn’t refer to the Miss Congeniality vote, it means the number of people across Canada who actually voted.)  That means that 25% of eligible voters wanted a conservative government.

It brings a whole new meaning to the idea of minority government.

Surely we can do better than that!  Can’t we?

Be a nag! But subtly.

Seriously.  I know that you don’t want to be a nag but tough times call for tough measures.  No one wants someone else’s political ideals crammed down their throat but it can’t hurt to send an e-mail with a link to a column or a headline that you think someone will appreciate.

Talk to your kids – and to their friends.  Make sure they are all planning to vote.

Let’s all do our part to make sure we get the government that Canadians really want.

I’m going to send an email to everyone I know in Canada with a link to Living in the Country and ask that they send a link to 5 people they know and on and on.  If I can influence one person and get them to vote then I will have made a small difference.  (I had thought about one of those chain emails – if you don’t send this to 5 friends in 10 minutes bad things will happen – but decided against it.

If anyone has any questions about the voting process or how to make sure they are registered to vote please post them as a comment and I’ll find the answer for you.

Cheers,

Sam

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