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• Winter 2001
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• Neon Genesis Evangelion, .hack//SIGN, Naruto, Bleach, Beck, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ranma 1/2 (the guilty pleasure)
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• Visit the myO friends I've missed thus far; complete a cosplay from 300
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• Can recognise most quotes from almost any movie/show on first listen; Can recite the entire 12 days of Christmas by memory
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Friday, January 20, 2006
Holy crap, I need to vote soon!
Vote of non-confidence in Parliament means we have to vote federally again. This sucks . . .
Now don't get me wrong, I think it's a wonderful thing to be able to vote. That we get to vote is the whole reason we get to live the way we do, more or less (and also means that it's our faults if something stupid happens . . . erm, kinda but not really). Thing is, voting in Canada is a very complicated matter, I find. Maybe that's not the case for a lot of people . . . but it is for me. Basically, I don't wanna vote for any of 'em, really!
And now for a quick crash course in the major political factions in Canada:
The Liberals: They've been in power for the better part of the history of the country. They've been in power for a lot of the good and a lot of the bad. They had a lot of programs that made our economy pretty spiffy, and a lot of nice, progressive policies which are always useful, like having a mixed healthcare plan of public and private clinics (like in Europe).
They were also behind the Sponsorship Scandal that put perhaps billions of dollars where they shouldn't have gone and is now what is leading to this new vote in the first place. Oops, I guess?
The Conservatives: Formerly the Alliance, the Reform Party, and the Progressive Conservaties (bwah?). Back to the roots of good old fashioned standards. They wanna increase spending on the military (good), decrease the GST, and they appeal to the more conservative population of the country. Fair enough.
They also wanna raise taxes on low/middle class families, reduce 'em for the rich, drill for oil in national parks, privatize healthcare, and other fun right-wing ideas. Silly Tories . . .
The New Democratic Party: These guys are even more liberal than The Liberals! They share similar ideas like Gay Rights, raising the minimum wage, and getting better housing policies for the poor. Good, good. Some say maybe they're a little too Socialist, but some people like that.
I'll tell you something, though. Jack Layton (leader) and the NDP are dinks. Yes, dinks. They want ZERO private clinics, no ifs ands or buts (despite Jack Layton going to one himself prior) . . . that said, my mom had her brain tumor treated at a private clinic - I'm not even gonna imagine what could have happened with the waiting line of the public one . . . . . anyways, back in the last election, a big part of the NDP's stance was that they'd work with the Liberals to get legistlation passed if a minority government came up (which did). This time around, Jack Layton openly said that he was backstabbing the Liberals in light of the scandal . . . . . and that he would support ANY party who wants to initiate a vote of non-confidence in the current government. He wouldn't do it himself, of course . . . .. thus, he's a dink. A big dink.
The Bloc Québécois: Now, these guys are interesting, because this party ONLY resides in Quebec. And yet their party leader goes to all the debates along with the other big three. Logistically, they could never win a government because there's simply not enough of 'em - they don't have any other MPs outside the province and they don't want 'em.
Probably for the best. They're separatists that wanna become their own sovereign nation and have said extremely scathing (racist?) comments in the past . . . that could complicate things . . .
The Green Party: They were sad that they didn't get invited to the debate. Anyway, these guys are one of them environmental parties. Alternate sources of energy, "green collar jobs", more money for farmers instead of corporations . . .
And yet, they didn't get brought into the debate. But then again, neither did the Marxist-Leninists (yeah, we've got them too), so they shouldn't feel TOO bad . . . . . that said, their non-ideal strength seems to be from people not wishing to vote for any of the other parties . . . umm . . . . . oh yeah! One more good one!
The Marijuana Party: Yes, we have a Marijuana party. Their sole goal: win the election, legalize marijuana, and then resign their government. I'm not even gonna go here . . . . .
So yeah. Come Monday, I think I'm gonna be sad. I remember last time we all went to vote my mom made a comment wondering what was taking me so long . . . heh, I still hadn't completely decided even when I had the little pencil and piece of paper in front of me last year . . . . .
Fun, huh?
. . . . . and I'll do my best to not stand her up anymore, okay? Honest!
Random SomeGuy Trivia: I feel that barbecue corn chips are the most addictive chips in the world.
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