Monday, October 13, 2008

Michael Coren: Election About You

Some observations on the upcoming vote by Michael Coren:
It's real, ordinary Canada as opposed to those who want to reshape this nation in their own image. It's about people who can say the word "patriotism" without blushing as opposed to those who blush when their grants are cut.
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It's about you who would fight to keep this great nation together as opposed to those such as novelist Margaret Atwood who told electors to vote for Quebec separatists just to stop Stephen Harper from cutting a fraction of the arts funding budget.

It's about people who bemoan the lack of public childcare as opposed to those who know we already had the best childcare and it's called parenting.

It's about those who feel Canada as a home and a heart as opposed to those who think of Canada as a concept and a social experiment. About those who view taxation as a necessary evil to be used to help the most unfortunate as opposed to those who want to use taxes to change the very nature of Canadian society.

It's about those who see Americans as friendly cousins as opposed to those who see our neighbours as ugly sisters. About those who believe that Canada is public broadcasting, state education and the Charter of Human Rights as opposed to those who see it as pioneers, personal initiative, sacrifice and courage.

About those who want a clean environment for the sake of their children as opposed to those who want a clean environment because they prefer the planet to its inhabitants...
Maybe Michael is expecting too much from the Conservatives. (Not sure if they will be that firm in defending common sense and traditional values even if a miracle happens and they get re-elected with much stronger caucus.) But Michael knows well what to expect from a Liberal-NDP-Green coalition; what will be their priorities and whose interests will they serve...

2 comments:

Dylan De Leskie said...

I would vote conservative, but Harper's secrecy scares me a little bit. In 2 and a half years he only met with the premiers one time for a 2 hour dinner. Luckily, both the Liberal and Conservative MPs in my riding are against the abortion holocaust, so I have 2 options.

Marginalized Action Dinosaur said...

Harpers secrecy isn't as important as Dion's economic plan.