Poli-Sci Student

Well spoken. I've had to explain this a fair number of times myself.

At least he's said them, like he's supposed to, haha. It's the first step in any politician's move.

I think he was doing exactly what the Liberal Party needed him to do: Providing a calm, non-radical front. I'll admit that Tremonti could have grilled him a little more, but I don't think radicalism is going to win an election for the Libs, moving a little to the right and being calm but confident will.

I get my water free from the tap, though.

It depends on what you want them to do. Yes, the two of them combined are not going to be able to fix the crisis that's sweeping the US and Canadian Auto Industries, on which Windsor depends. But they do work for their constituents, being present, helping with whatever they can. Did you know you can petition your MP with small-level grievances, and most of the good ones will try to help you, or at least point you in the right direction of the people who can help you? When you're not in Government, you can't do the big things, but that doesn't make the small things meaningless.

Haha, I may be a moderate NDP supporter, but I'm still nominally an NDP supporter. I guess I'd disagree that you need to be in government to do things for your constituents.

Jack Layton exists at the far left end of the NDP. I don't currently support Jack Layton as NDP leader, but I do support my local NDP Candidate, so I still vote NDP. I think Jack on the far left is as bad for the party as you think he is for the country.

It's relevant while stereotypes of NDP supporters persist. I am not a pot-smoking commie, and it annoys me to see us all painted with the same brush.

Sorry, I make my money working for a children's camp.

Do you actually remember that? It felt like in one of your posts mentioning this that you were there. I'm not making any grand points here, just curious.

I'm socialist and a communist too. I must be, because I'm not a Conservative.

I'm surprised you didn't suggest we start donating our marijuana-sales money.

With breads? The English have muffins... I don't know, maybe the Queen's a terrorist...

This is one of the major problems with Canadian Politics. It's pretty hard to "get" all of Canada. I wouldn't even begin to pretend that I do, and politicians that do are usually lying. I'd like to see a politician who admits he maybe doesn't get Quebec, or Alberta, but is willing to learn.

I don't know that this is true. I've come from a fairly middle-class family that's doing fairly well for itself. Maybe the people who don't own computers or don't currently have access to the internet would love to argue with you, but they can't. If your access to society depends on your ability to spend money on certain things, it's hard to become educated or participate in the debate.