Rob1963

I agree Caesar

My preditions: Libs - 120 Cons - 110 Bloc - 50 NDP - 28

My prediction is: Libs - 120 Cons - 110 Bloc - 50 NDP - 28

I see this is asking if you are finance minister for your Province, My wish list is based on Federal minister

I'm no economist, and some of the things being mentioned, I think, are not in the Finance Minister's portfolio but my spending priorities would be something like: SPENDING PRIORITIES: 1. Health care would be paramount 2. Education 3. Agriculture 4. Environment 5. Military BUDGETARY PRIORITIES: 1. No tax increases 2. Surplus budget (no deficit) 3. Debt reduction This being said, with more thought, I may change some of this. Instead of tax cuts, I would rather see Tax incentives and grants to encourage participation in government priorities (Ie: energy savings, healthy lifestyles, etc.)

as for the service fee for those who go to the ER with out an emergency(I assume that is the same as Outpatients), what about those who have no family Doctor? And do you want to encourage people to wait until a possibly easily treated condition becomes a full-blown emergency which will likely cost the Health Care system more to fix than it may have if it were caught earlier?

Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Still unsure about my vote in this election! But Not Conservative

I agree, August1991.

I got: Layton = 100 Martin = 100 Harper = 69 Duceppe = 62 Not really surprised, except that Martin was 100 and that Jack Layton was 100 also. Does the quiz always give a 100 or can the top choice be less (ie: top choice =90)? I have taken the test a few times over the past few years (based on the leaders in 2000 election) and Joe Clark was consistently my number one pick (not sure if it was 100, but always on top). To me, it confirms that the "new" conservatives are a lot less "Progressive" than my beliefs are.

Willy, you ask ...why go there? Because, right or wrong... good or bad, it is a major part of Canada's identity. It is a major policy area. Argus, I doubt, you would find many, let alone a majority of, Liberal Party members who disagree with major areas in their policy. Maybe they do, but I doubt it. I'm not sure if I understand whether you agree with Official Bilingualism as it is currently set up or not. If the Conservative Party does not, They should not be afraid to state their position and support it during an election (or anytime for that matter).

Argus, Here in Nova Scotia, there are several ridings with substantial francophone populations which vote Tory and NDP. West Nova is a good example with a large francophone population which traditionally alternates between a Liberal and a Tory member. If there was a Tory running this time, it would be their turn. None-the-less, I think I read many comments here from (I assume) Conservative Party supporters who support what Mr. Reid said. That is fine, let's have a debate in this election on the matter. But of course, Harper feels it won't sell to the public, so he says what he thinks Canadians want to hear, despite what his Party supports. Can you trust a leader, or a Party, for that matter, which puts out a platform which goes against the thinking of a majority of it's membership? Are they saying what they think we want to hear, and if they are elected, will they be able to implement their platform? They go out of their way to say that they are a progressive Party, but what happens when an issue that hasn't come up in this election, comes up and we have elected the Conservatives? Do you trust them to handle it the way you want it handled? (Remember, Same-sex marriage wasn't an issue in 2000, neither was the Iraq War, national security, and a host of other items).

Actually, Macdonald was a "Liberal Conservative"

Peter MacKay, definitely. Oop's, I guess he's Alliance, er, Conservative

What about the Gals?

sounds like one of Scott Brison's proposals during his leadership campaign.