Nathan_393

Let's start with this: I am Canadian. I say it proudly. I love my country. Like every country, I believe some things could be changed, but I don't have many complaints. 

Although I can't stand political leaders.

So, check this out. Earlier this year, Canada's Prime Minister (Mr. Stephen Harper) created a new law that essentially meant that like, the United States, Canada would have an election once every four years after the election date. This meant that a majority in Canadian politics would not be allowed to overstay their welcome or call an early election because the opposition is weak (a dirty trick that is employed more often than I would like).  That being said, if the government was in a minority position (ie less than half the seats in Parliament were held by the leading party - there are four major players in Canadian politics), then the opposing seats in the House of Parliament could still force an election by voting down the party with the most seats in a vote of  non-confidence.

Now, Stephen Harper was Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative party (who I have supported since the Liberals started misspending our money on frivolous vacations and big-screen TVs for their leaders in many widely-covered scandals).  Stephen Harper created this law, and less than a year later, breaks his own law to call an election because he thought the Opposition was weak and he believed he could get a majority government.  In essence, he was saying to the Canadians "I know I changed things, but I changed my mind and just broke a law. And I'm not sorry."

That was a bad move. Harper won the election in November, but mostly because of that one bad move, he did not get the majority he wanted.  The other parties were very surprised, indeed, ANGRY about his victory because they believed they would make better leaders.  This only proves that they don't understand Canada.

The reason people stuck with Harper is because he's been saving Canada from an economic recession. Yes, we're hurting a little bit, but we're the envy of the world right now because we're still pretty fine. We're okay. Far better off than the U.S.  So, he's been doing a good job and the people knew it.

Jack Layton, leader of the NDP (New Democratic Party) is a moron whose spending plans would cost billions of dollars a year and are unnecessary. He also lacks an appropriate understanding of the health care system present in Canada, which basically means he doesn't have a chance of winning.

The Liberal leader, Stephan Dione (who is French), is also a fool. He never answers questions properly, and most of what he says is "The Liberals would be...be...be...be...better than the Conservative government".  He speaks poor English and is basically a temporary leader for the Liberals until they can find somebody better.

The final leader, Gilles Duceppe, is the leader of the Bloc Quebecois, a Separatist party in Quebec. What his party wants is to separate Quebec from the rest of Canada and form their own nation (essentially a stupid idea since they would still depend on Canada for all their needs).  However, his party has a high approval rate in Quebec (nobody living outside of Quebec can actually vote for them) - high enough that he gets enough seats in Parliament to become a major political power.  Ironically enough, his party usually decides what laws get passed when the NDP and Liberals gain up against the Conservatives. If they side with the NDP and Liberals, they can outvote the Conservatives. If they side with the Conservatives on an issue, they can outvote the opposition.  This is ironic because a Separatist party who can only be voted for by a minority of the population of the country controls our policies.  It is considered bad form to try and align your party with the Bloc Quebecois in politics because of the fact that they are Separatists.

Read Pt. 2 for the rest of my rant, because it's going to get interesting!