Did you vote?

Today was a busy day. After work I took the bus home and picked up the 2004 Vibe that I had booked from 4-5:30. I drove to the UPS office at the airport and picked up my JCrew package... trouser jeans and a cardigan. I dropped the car off at 5:25 (an hour and a half to get to the airport and back!!) and went up to vote.

I voted NDP. I wavered at the last minute and nearly voted Liberal. I think most likely the Conservatives will win, which saddens me, but I feel better knowing they will hopefully be severely limited by the Liberals and the NDP. It makes me very agitated to think of Stephen Harper and his vision of Canada. Did you know he owns a dragon?? I think his promise of getting rid of the GST will snag a lot of votes and I think it's a cheap and harmful way to win an election. I didn't vote NDP because I think Jack Layton should be Prime Minister - I think Paul Martin makes the best PM of the lot. I feel kind of bad for him actually. I wish people would get over the whole sponsorship thing. I don't understand why Paul Martin didn't make it more clear that those who were involved in the sponsorship scandal are no longer involved in government (or at least with the Liberals). The Liberals that are running now are different people. That's my opinion at least. More money was spent investigating the damn thing than was actually lost! I also read somewhere that the scandal cost each taxpayer less than $0.05. The Conservatives think they will be better. How soon do you think their own scandals will come to light? I don't think it will take very long.

The Conservatives represent to me what I don't want to happen to Canada - I am against their policies and I disagree with their views. I think Canada would do much good by venturing away from the US as much as possible. Sure they are our biggest business partner, but why does that mean we shouldn't explore new opportunities? Friends often go their separate ways, and it's ok to have more than one.

I have another issue that has to do with the Bloc. It somehow just doesn't feel right that a separatist party has a place in a federal election. Seems like it's an oxymoron or something. Like it's a joke that we just don't quite get yet. I have to stop thinking about the Conservatives for now, I only end up shaking my head. They have no place in the future of my country and I am allowed to have that opinion because it is my country!

In all seriousness now. Did anyone think of the contrast between Election Day in Canada and Election Day in certain other parts of the world? We are so lucky to live where we live and enjoy the rights and freedoms that we have. :)

And that's what I have to say about that. :P