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The election babble continues…
by Michelle Langlois, rabble staff
Strategic voting is a hot topic on babble lately. Elizabeth May is calling for it, and heck, even some NDP supporters are calling for it now that the Liberals and NDP are neck-and-neck in the polls. There’s even a brand new web site dedicated to the idea - but many babblers wonder whether it’s merely the latest effort to get NDP supporters to vote Liberal.
If you’re into the issues, here are a few that are being discussed right now. Jack Layton is calling for a consumer watchdog, as well as strategies to reduce poverty. The Conservatives are calling for corporate tax cuts (opposed by the NDP), and another Conservative candidate slips up and showcases the party’s real feelings about immigration and new Canadians. The babblers also discuss whether or not the Alberta Tar Sands should be shut down.
Where should electoral reform fit in the Green and NDP platforms? Stephane Dion favours preferential ballot to proportional representation - and babblers speculate about why that would be.
Finally - Jack Layton has decided to allow now-infamous NDP candidate Andrew McKeever continue running in Durham under the NDP banner, despite viciously attacking activists who support NDP policy on Facebook with sexist obscenities and violent threats. Should Layton kick him to the curb, or was he right to let him stay on?
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