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Originally Posted by raisethehammer
so, what...I just walk in, close my eyes and ask the lady at the booth to make sure that I make a mark beside a name??
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Same as always: Read the party platforms and vote for the party whose platform makes the most sense to you. Then, if they get elected, hold them accountable to keep their promises.
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Originally Posted by adam
I'm curious... what is everyone's top 5 issues for this election?
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Peak oil - We need a plan to reduce steadily our per capita energy consumption as the rate of energy production goes into permanent decline.
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Climate change - We need a plan to reduce steadily GHG emissions (not just increase them more slowly).
3.
Land use / transportation - Cities face a demographic double-whammy as both Boomers and young graduates try to move back downtown. We need a federal strategy to fund the infrastructure that will allow this transition to happen smoothly. This will also help reduce per capity energy consumption and GHG emissions.
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Foreign policy - With global instability and a belligerent southern neighour, Canada needs the leadership not to get dragged along in imperial adventurism.
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Intellectual property law - To be leaders in innovation, we need an IP framework that acknowledges how new technology transforms exchange markets, encourages sharing of ideas and protects open communications networks.