Dion: What Was the Question?
I’ve stayed away from Dion through the course of this election, but it’s becoming more and more clear that he’s not the man to lead this country.
This YouTube clip shows that he has no plan beyond the Green Shift.
I was going to ‘vote strategically’, but I really think this is a waste. The Liberals are Conservatives in disguise. The only reason why the Harper government was successful for the last 30 months was because the Liberals propped them up. During their tenure in Parliament through the 90s, the Liberals broke most of their promises, leaving low and middle class income families on the ropes while wealth was redistributed to the top.
The Greens have failed to comment on a number of issues related to media, possibly due to the fact that they’re a one-platform party, possibly because they don’t have the answer, or possibly because they know their answers might scare away those who are undecided progressives.
While I’ve tried to keep my bias buried, this doesn’t leave too many options. I apologize for any discomfort this may cause you as a reader. If you disagree, the comments are almost always approved 🙂
That said, during times when out-of-control, me-first capitalism is failing (and not just experiencing a few hiccups), we need people that care about people at the helm.
Unless you're in a riding where the NDP is the incumbent or in 2nd place, the only way to stop the Harper Conservatives is to vote Liberal… and I'm disappointed to see you're spouting off Harper and Conservative smear rhetoric over that misunderstood question on Dion's part.
I honestly wish I had a better answer to your comments. In an ideal state, we'd have Proportional Representation, and that would be that. 23% of the Canadian public wouldn't control the rights of the other 77%.
I also fully appreciate your disappointment, but as I watched this video, my confidence in this person that could conceivably be our country's leader, deflated. Quickly.
Believe me: I'm the last to fall in line with Harper politics and smear tactics. I just feel that they're right: Dion couldn't answer a fairly straight-forward question.
In addition, I should clarify my position on things: my primary goal in writing this blog was to focus on Harper and how he's a megalomaniac and a control freak and to do my best to inform Canadians when the folks in the mainstream were not. My second goal is to support progressive politics.
As the campaign progressed and I had some time to reflect on how things evolved in the House of Commons over the last 30 months, I concluded that the Liberals are the same side of the Conservative coin. They bailed on a number of promises, whether they were part of the Chretien or Martin governments, and I'm done with that.
I'm a progressive and, in my humble opinion, the only true progressive voice in this election is that of the NDP. By supporting the NDP, I'm voting FOR something as opposed to AGAINST something. I don't believe either the Conservatives or the Liberals have the will to truly change this country for the better.
That said, I think we'll have to agree to disagree on the right approach. I'm sorry.