OT: Canadian Federal Election, Jan. 23 - Page 2

AgentZero · #1 December 11th, 2005, 08:14 AM

I'm not voting because it's been so long since I lived over there I don't have a bloody clue what's going on.

No more Preston Manning? Who knew?

I might just come back now.

Xrati · #2 December 11th, 2005, 01:05 PM

We only have one saying around here "Vote and vote often", so get out and vote and then go vote again or else someone else might win!

Alneyan · #3 December 11th, 2005, 01:29 PM

Two words: vote Cthulhu!

Baron Munchausen · #4 December 11th, 2005, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Alneyan said:
Two words: vote Cthulhu!

Yes! Why vote for the lesser evil???

Renegade 13 · #5 January 24th, 2006, 11:25 AM

I wish it was a conservative majority.

That way they'd be able to undo some of the things the Liberals did. Now they're going to have to appease Ontario and Vancouver (where they did poorly) in hopes of getting more votes next time. The west is yet again not a blip on the radar. Wonder when we'll finally get a brain and separate from the rest of Canada... everyone west of Ontario.

Renegade 13 · #6 January 24th, 2006, 03:01 AM

Well, looking pretty good! Conservatives have a minority, and while I would have preferred a Conservative majority, it could have been worse. Too bad a ^#@$*( NDP got in in my riding...

Suicide Junkie · #7 January 24th, 2006, 04:04 AM

I'd like to see the following to make us some nice representaional government without too many changes needed:

- All candidates with over 5% of the vote "win" in the riding.
- If you have X% of the popular vote in your riding, you get X% of a vote in parliament.
- If you have X% of the popular vote in your riding, you also get X% of the normal salary.

- In order to keep the physical number of chairs from ballooning, the candidates could jointly pick someone to go in their place, and/or telepresence in via the good old internet when nessesary.

Note that spoiled ballots, no-shows and other failed votes would count against the percentages.
This will both encourage people to vote, and encourage the politicians to encourage the people to vote. And it will encourage them to try hard even in ridings they would have a majority in.

The best part is, your vote will count even if your candidate dosen't come in first, and even if your candidate wins by a large margin.

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What do you think?

Captain Kwok · #8 January 24th, 2006, 04:28 AM

Interesting system SJ, but probably a little too much for most normal people to understand.

I'm just glad it wasn't a Conservative majority, and in 2 years or so I'm sure they'll work themselves out of gov't.

AgentZero · #9 December 11th, 2005, 08:14 AM

Edit: Deleted double post

Renegade 13 · #10 January 21st, 2006, 04:36 AM

So, anyone care to comment, seeing as how the election is this coming Monday? Predictions, diatribes, rants, raves, etc?