OT: Canadian Federal Election

[Renegade 13]

Here's what I like about the Conservative platform:

1. Scrapping the Gun Registry: It was and is a complete and total waste of money, plus it will do absolutely no good at all. Do criminals register their guns?? I think not. Also, it is simply another way for the government to control the common people. Conservatives were planning on scrapping it, which is great.

2. Additional funding for the military: Lets face it, Canada relies too heavily on US protection. Our navy is pathetic, our army is tiny and underfunded, and the air force I know nothing about, so I won't comment. But we need to have the military capability to protect ourselves, without relying on our allies who may not have our best interests at heart.

3. Space based weapons: This idea I really like. Canada should be able to protect itself, and if space-based weaponry is a way to do that, then go for it. The Conservatives are the only party that I know of that aren't pacifistic, and push-overs in the international community. Space based weapons are something that we are totally unprotected against, and something that we need as a counter threat for countries that DO have them.

4. Gay Marriage: Now this can be a tough issue, and I don't wanna step on any toes here, but I think that the traditional definition of marriage is the correct one. Marriage is between a man and a woman. Like the saying goes, God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. That is, if you believe in creation not evolution, blah blah blah, that's another debate. Now, I would have no problem if two gay men wanted to formalize their union, but give it another name, don't call it marriage. I don't really care what else you call it, but don't call it marriage please. I'm not totally sure what the Conservatives had planned for that, but I do know that they stated what their plans would be, rather than the other parties who hedged around the issue, and avoided it as much as they could.

5. Abortion: I think that the right to choose is a invaluable one. But should a woman be allowed to choose to murder her child?? In my opinion, no. Can I choose to murder my worst enemy?? No. So neither should a woman be able to kill her child, no matter how much it is unwanted. Its still murder, and its wrong. As far as I know, the Conservatives were taking a similar stance to mine on abortion.

6. Western alienation: Believe it or not, its a true thing. Nearly all politicians ignore the west as though it did not exist. I should know, I live in BC. Harper and the Conservatives are mostly a western party, therefore their concerns lie more in the ignored west. They are the only party that is willing to do something about the problem, and make the west feel as though it is a valued part of Canada, rather than a barely tolerated nuisance.

Those are most of the reasons why I like the Conservatives. I do not want to go Green, because of their environmentalism. In BC, where I live, regulations on the forestry industry are already over the top. We do not need any more red tape, or tree-hugging Greens representing us, and creating heaps of new legislation to help destroy the economy here. Now, I know you'll all refute that in one way or another, but when its all boiled down, it would be a disaster for BC.

There is one thing in particular that I do not like at all about the Conservative platform. They would have sent troops to Iraq. That I can not agree with in any way, as it is not our conflict, and I see very little reason for Canada to send troops over there to get killed in a conflict that the US started.

There is one thing I'm grateful to the Greens for: in many BC ridings, they drew enough votes away from the NDP or Liberals to allow the Conservative candidate to win. So, thanks Green voters in BC!!

Please, feel free to poke holes in my logic, and I will attempt to see your opinions as well. This is only my opinion, and may be totally wrong, as I have not done a lot of research into any of the platforms.

Tyrel

[Edited for clarity and additional points/arguements]

[ June 30, 2004, 05:12: Message edited by: Renegade 13 ]