Hi Michael; 

 -=> Quoting Michael Gothreau to Peter Coggon <=-

 MG> Peter, aren't you glad you have the freedom to not vote if that is
 MG> what you wish to not do?

  I see that 40% of the voters of Canada feel the same way.  I wonder
too how many people have been living in Canada, and have not got the
right to vote because they are not citizens, but might be British
citizenship?   Something that Canada changed some years ago, and
thus quite a few in protest did not apply to be Canadian citizens.

  Yes Michael I am glad I have freedom., But that is not an issue.
My freedom has never been taken away, nor has it been in family
recorded history.

 MG> Are you going to be happy you did not contribute if a Liberal wins in
 MG> your riding. or they form the next government?  
 
 To this day, I have no idea who won in my riding.  For the past 
whatever to when I first moved here to this area, the area no matter
who wins stays the same.  I even slept great.

 
 MG> Are you going to be happy if you did not help prevent that?

 Local politicians promise the sky.  They then must toe the party
line and platform and whatever they say and promise, well it bears
out no matter who wins, that it helps Bay Street.

 If I was voting, then I can accept defeat at election time, as
that is the parliamentary system.  To prevent it means I would
have to canvas too to express my views as to why that party
should not be elected or their candidate.  It is rather hard
to dislike a party and yet like their candidate.

 Bottomline.  NO.  The people of the riding have voted and
the winner has emerged, and we must work with him/her.

 This election was the worse voter turnout in history.  It will
never send a message to whomever.   What will happen is further
losses in medical care, pensions, and whatever while these MPs
hike their pay, pensions and their masters on Bay Street and
elsewhere will be busy undermining Medicare and replacing
it with more extras to be paid by the taxpayer/citizen
less pension plan benfits when they need it at retirement
and doing this while getting tax shelters, and being able
to not pay income tax while their money is made elsewhere
as a company exploiting citizens of other countrys.
  
Oh well ... I am but one.   But I am free!

ttfn

Peter



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