madmax Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Keeping up with the Provincial Election activities.... West and East http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story...s-election.html Election is JUNE 9th... .. see how close the MLW pundits get with this one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punked Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 The Conservatives deserve to lose this one no matter what your politics are I think we can all agree on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9011849.html 37 NDP 31 Liberal 28 Conservative The NDP are holding firm, the Conservatives are slipping and the Liberals are gaining. Could become interesting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punked Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Don't see a change after a lacklustre debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdobbin Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Could become interesting.... The NDP should win it unless something dramatic happens. Both parties seemed to have made the mistake of dismissing the Liberals as a spent force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punked Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 The NDP should win it unless something dramatic happens.Both parties seemed to have made the mistake of dismissing the Liberals as a spent force. I don't think so the Liberals are in the background screaming look at me. I mean honestly the leader looked like a robot tonight I don't think he won any votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Well, as longas they take their inspiration from the right places, the provincial NDP government could be a very good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted May 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Note to Goat Boy.... Vote early Vote often.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted May 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 Time for a bump...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Is anyone in Nova Scotia campaigning to reduce the size of their government? Why do you need so many representatives? Population less than Calgary (or Edmonton, or Ottawa, or whatever). Over 50 representatives. Why? Maybe the Maritime provinces need to merge up and reduce their overhead. It would be a great step on being a little more self-sufficent. PEI - 27 members NS - 52 members NB - 55 members For a total of 134 members representing 1,828,252 people. That's absurd. Ontario has fewer MPPs (107). Or Alberta at 83. For example. That's huge government out East. You could cut that in half and save a ton of cash/taxes. Is anyone proposing such measures? Or are they all too concerned with being able to help out their political friends with lucrative jobs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remiel Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 By that logic, geoffrey, would a single person be the only legislator a town of 15,000 would need? Or perhaps, the amount of knowledge required to do the job decreases arithmetically in proportion to the number of people being represented? If so, surely the Premier of Prince Edward Island can handle the workload of his entire goverment by himself, seeing as a Federal Cabinet usually weighs in at around 30 members, and Prince Edward Island is 1/30th the size of the country. You must consider the dynamics of the group involved before you can determine what is the appropriate number of representatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Just saying it seems awfully wasteful to have provinces smaller than many cities. Why not amalgamate them and save Canadians money? We pay alot in transfers to these provinces, I have to wonder if much of that is to support these governments. The Maritimes would probably be alot more financially healthy as one entity rather than a splintered group. I'd make the same argument out here with Alberta and BC. Together we'd have considerable influence on Ottawa. Apart, we have none. It's not an anti-East argument, just a common sense one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 With that logic...we should jsut amalgamate the entire country...I know you'd love that, right? All the decisions could be made in Ottawa...or better yet...right in the middle, in Winnipeg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 With that logic...we should jsut amalgamate the entire country...I know you'd love that, right? All the decisions could be made in Ottawa...or better yet...right in the middle, in Winnipeg. What? I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. That wasn't my logic at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 What? I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. That wasn't my logic at all. Sure it is. Why should we waste money on other elvels of government...lets just have one giant administrative centre. It would sve us tons of money. We shouldn't let things like the Constituion and the agreements that were signed during Confederation keep us from saving money after all. We have provinces, and the provinces that we do, for a reason. We can't arbitrarily decide to start amalgimating them because we don't think that there are enough people living there to justify their provincial existance. BTW, Albertan and BC will both be getting larger voices when the electoral lines redrawn very soon...or corse Ontario's seats will grow by more than the other two will grow combined...and Ontario will still be getting short changed by about 10 seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I'm not saying we should force them to amalgamate. I'm saying they should choose to do so, save themselves provincial taxes and reduce their dependance on Ottawa. Probably good for business there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I don't see what Nova Scota, with a per capita GDP of $36,500 or New Brunswick, with a per capita GDP of $36,500 would want to merge with PEI, with a per capita GDP of $33,700....putting the three poorest provinces together won't make them rich I don't think. Now, I'm sure they'd all love to merge with Newfoundland and Labrador though, give it's $62,000 per capita GDP. I also don't see why Alberta, with a per capita GDP of $81,400, would want to merge with British Columbia, with a per capita GDP of $45,500. You'd be giving up one thing for another...and I doubt you'd like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 Ok. the vote is today... I think... and it looks like the MLW pundits were ahead of the curve. Originally it looked like a mix bag, but there were a number here (NOT ME) who suggested an NDP government and a larger number suggested there was going to be a Majority government in NS. All the articles heading into todays vote that I have glanced at, appear to support that position. So..... If the NDP win a Majority today ... congratulate yourself. If the NDP win a Minority today... (I told you so) and if any other government gets control.... Those minority MLW predictors can pat themselves on the back, and rub the noses of all the mainstream polls. We shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdobbin Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 So..... If the NDP win a Majority today ... congratulate yourself.If the NDP win a Minority today... (I told you so) I said NDP victory but I just don't enough about the local riding fights to say if it will be majority or minority. The Liberals could be the spoilers. The federal NDP should take note about how to run a centrist campaign from Nova Scotia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 I said NDP victory but I just don't enough about the local riding fights to say if it will be majority or minority. The Liberals could be the spoilers.The federal NDP should take note about how to run a centrist campaign from Nova Scotia. Well, I don't know alot about the Province either, so I made a guess based on some news reports there. There seemed to be a run on elections in various provinces etc, so I thought it would be fun to put up a poll for as many as I was aware of. Coming up next, Progressive Conservative Leadership race in Ontario. (Sorry about that Sask NDP leadership race, now over an done.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldo Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 oh my! Another Conservative government bites it! (oh ya... congrats to the NDP... and madmax ) N.S. voters elect 1st NDP government Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Lets hope that this is as pragmatic an NDP government as the one that our province currently enjoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punked Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) I hope they get rid of cooperate donations and kill the Liberals. Edited June 10, 2009 by punked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdobbin Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 I hope they get rid of cooperate donations and kill the Liberals. Thar hasn't exactly worked out on the federal front. You think it will work provincially? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punked Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Thar hasn't exactly worked out on the federal front. You think it will work provincially? Considering 80% of NDP donations come from real people, while only 45% of the Liberals do I think they will be in big trouble. Although they do have those millions in kick backs they got in the 70 and 80' from the tolls and liquor stores it might take a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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