Canadians (hopefully most of 'em) will go to the polls on Monday, May 2 to select which party will lead the nation...Until government is defeated at the first possible opportunity by the opposition.
See, the flaw of the minority government is also its strength - the Prime Minister must tailor bill proposals that appeal to other parties to garner their support, creating (in theory) a more balanced bill, but also gives opposition parties the power to defeat the government when they see polls showing them falling out of favour with the populace. But, I digress.
I've voted in every federal, provincial and municipal election since I turned 18 and I will continue "The Streak" tomorrow. Here's the problem: I'm suffering from voter apathy. I've seen the ads, heard the promises, read the platforms, but I don't believe anyone. You can promise anything during a campaign, but nobody says you have to follow through with any of 'em. Some would say that a situation like that would come back to haunt a party in the next election, but saying that someone didn't do what they said they were going to do is very vague and tough to bring someone down with. It's far easier to point to what they actually did - in politics, the quickest way to piss someone off is to do something. The other problem is that with 5 national parties it fractures the popular vote to practically guarantee a minority government, which means the government won't be able to keep their promises because they'll have to adjust bills to convince at least one other party to support it.
Since it's a private ballot I won't tip my hand to who I'll be voting for, but for any parties that may stumble upon this wee blog; anyone that promises to make all campaign promises legally binding will get my vote.
Jube.
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