Comments on: Vote for the environment. Canucks: listen up. http://heavypetal.ca/archives/2008/10/vote-for-the-environment-canucks-listen-up/ Gardening: from a West Coast, urban, organic perspective. Tue, 14 May 2013 22:00:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Andrea Bellamy http://heavypetal.ca/archives/2008/10/vote-for-the-environment-canucks-listen-up/comment-page-1/#comment-8407 Andrea Bellamy Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:14:13 +0000 http://heavypetal.ca/?p=1111#comment-8407 Jeannine - hear, hear! Jason - Yup, you're right. I wonder how much they've considered that, though. For example, I live in the Vancouver-Kingsway riding, which is David Emerson's (boo-hiss). (He's the one who was elected as a Liberal and crossed the floor to the Conservatives days after the election.) Voteforenvironment.ca has given the NDP a 5% boost in their calculations to compensate for a potential Liberal backlash because of the Emerson scandal. But all said, yes, do pay attention to your local candidates. I'd never urge anyone to just blindly vote a certain way based on someone else's recommendation! Jeannine – hear, hear!

Jason – Yup, you’re right. I wonder how much they’ve considered that, though. For example, I live in the Vancouver-Kingsway riding, which is David Emerson’s (boo-hiss). (He’s the one who was elected as a Liberal and crossed the floor to the Conservatives days after the election.) Voteforenvironment.ca has given the NDP a 5% boost in their calculations to compensate for a potential Liberal backlash because of the Emerson scandal. But all said, yes, do pay attention to your local candidates. I’d never urge anyone to just blindly vote a certain way based on someone else’s recommendation!

]]> By: Jason http://heavypetal.ca/archives/2008/10/vote-for-the-environment-canucks-listen-up/comment-page-1/#comment-8386 Jason Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:42:25 +0000 http://heavypetal.ca/?p=1111#comment-8386 I have a bit of a problem with the calculations on voteforenvironment.ca, though it's generally a good idea. Thing is, it doesn't allow for any standout candidates in traditional tory strongholds. It's based on the past and what the national trends are. While it's a good starting point, I'd urge everyone to pay close attention to the local debates and talk to people in their riding. There just might be a strong contender you may want to back. I have a bit of a problem with the calculations on voteforenvironment.ca, though it’s generally a good idea. Thing is, it doesn’t allow for any standout candidates in traditional tory strongholds. It’s based on the past and what the national trends are.
While it’s a good starting point, I’d urge everyone to pay close attention to the local debates and talk to people in their riding. There just might be a strong contender you may want to back.

]]> By: Jeannine http://heavypetal.ca/archives/2008/10/vote-for-the-environment-canucks-listen-up/comment-page-1/#comment-7665 Jeannine Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:31:42 +0000 http://heavypetal.ca/?p=1111#comment-7665 Glad you mentioned voteforenvironment.ca because it seems the only way for Canada to have a representative democracy. Since we don't have a proportional voting system, having 4 or 5 parties doesn't work for us. It just splits the vote. And if the centre-left vote stays so badly split, Canada will be run forever by 1/3 of the voters until opposition parties learn to co-operate. Voters are ahead of the politicians on this one. Voteforenvironment.ca represents a paradigm shift. Glad you mentioned voteforenvironment.ca because it seems the only way for Canada to have a representative democracy.

Since we don’t have a proportional voting system, having 4 or 5 parties doesn’t work for us. It just splits the vote. And if the centre-left vote stays so badly split, Canada will be run forever by 1/3 of the voters until opposition parties learn to co-operate.

Voters are ahead of the politicians on this one. Voteforenvironment.ca represents a paradigm shift.

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