Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Voting Day in Canada

Happy voting day, Canadians. I'm just about to head out my local polling place to nullify somebody's vote by casting an equal, opposite vote (I like to identify them in line, for maximum enragement. "Oh, you're voting Conservative? I'm voting NDP, so you might as well have not even bothered coming.")

I wouldn't be a Canadian if I didn't take this opportunity to point out how this day demonstrates (yet again) how superior we are to our cousins to the south. We started our election later than them (September 9), but we're still finishing first. I will not have to spend three hours in line to vote. I will vote using a pencil and paper, not a touch screen doohickey. We have four national parties to choose from (five, if you're from Quebec and think Quebec is a nation) instead of two. We also have lots of other great options on the ballot, for those who like to get off the beaten path (see right). And we don't just have hockey moms running for office, but honest-to-god hockey players.
 

3 comments:

Regina Obe said...

Bah. It is not how long it takes you to do it, its how much fun you have doing it.

I'm sure our race is much more exciting than the Canadian ones.

5 is way too many choices.

yvesm said...

If I'm not mistaken, Québec is the only province/region where Conservatives have lost ground. Without our distinct voting behavior, we would have woken up with 4 years of you know what ;-).

Cheers !

Bruce Rindahl said...

5 parties would too long to parody on SNL. Plus the TV ad dollars is currently the only thing anyone is spending money on. But then what do I know - I am a closet Newfie...

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