by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 15, 2008 | Alberta, Canada, Election, Markham, News, Ontario, Oshawa, Politics, Quebec, Toronto
CLOSE TO 10 MILLION CANADIANS DID NOT BOTHER TO VOTE!!!OTTAWA — Early figures indicate Canadians avoided the ballot box more than ever before on election day.Just 58 per cent of eligible voters visited the polls — from a high of 69 per cent in Prince Edward Island to...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 14, 2008 | Canada, Election, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Markham, News, Ontario, Oshawa, Toronto
Update (7:56pm):Just came back from voting and turnout is heavy. I had to wait in line for a long time as it went outside of the High School and into the parking lot. Durham residents are voting, are you? Update (10:14pm): It will be a Conservative win for Harper. The...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 14, 2008 | Alberta, Barrie, Canada, College, Election, GTA Politics, Markham, Ontario, Oshawa, Quebec, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Vaughan
When you vote, you MUST prove your identity and address. You have three options: Option 1 Provide one original piece of identification issued by a government or government agency containing your photo, name and address. Examples Driver’s Licence Health Card This...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 13, 2008 | Canada, Climate Change, Election, Environmental Issues, Politics
By: Werner Patels Jonathan Kay raises interesting points about the carbon tax and posits that it’s actually quite a “conservative” tax. I’d like to refer readers to Kay’s article, in which he makes a number of very valid observations –...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 13, 2008 | Canada, Election, News
With all the apocalyptic warnings coming from Conservative MPs about the Liberal Green Shift plan, it is eerie how silent they have been about their own plan — especially the part of their plan that will raise energy prices for Canadians. The Conservative government’s...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 13, 2008 | Canada, Election, News, Politics, Quebec, World
In my estimation, these are the errors each leader made during this campaign. They are in no particular order, however I welcome your comments. Harper and the Conservatives 1. Called the election in the first place, knowing that Canadians wanted the minority...