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    canuck politics for our american friends explained:

    Conservative (torys):
    think republican lite. in comparison to american parties, thee guys are probably more akin to the democrats...
    teh good- fairly moderate in many cases and are very good for business
    the bad-although not as neanderthal as a Neocon, they 'are' the conservative party, so if you like a party thats goal is to join the states (lets be honest) or atleast emulate them in every way, these are your guys)

    Liberal Party:
    -think WAAAY farther left than American Democrats.....
    what some might call the default ruling party of Canada.
    they've had power so long it's gone to their heads. they've had an assload of scandals.
    on the good side, they tend to do the right thing (ie they kept us the FUCK out of Iraq)
    on the bad side, they fuck up enough to make the Conservatives occasionally look like a good idea.

    NDP
    not even really applicable in American politics ..
    -think socialists in disguise...
    the love em or hate em third major party in Canada..the New Democrat Party..pretty much socialist..they're basically responsible for every good social program we enjoy here..
    from healthcare initiatives to affordable housing...they're pretty much behind all of it...
    the good- about as decent as politicians will ever get:they really do help
    the bad- they sort of suck when they're in total power...they're like a kitchen table enterprise run by well meaning but incompetent do gooders.
    they're best when they have a lot of strength..enough to force certain agendas..but not quite enough to do anything they want

    and there you have it..
    the present canadian political scene...
    what is exador gonna do with his vote?

    probably NDP...
    way i see it, the conservatives are gonna win...i can't change that
    the liberals don't deserve to win either..sure they kept us out of iraq, and for that i'm grateful, but this new crop of liberals aint exactly good..

    which leaves the NDP
    possibly throwing my vote away, but fuck it..
    vote your conscience.

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