[All] Undecided

[strothjkl at sympatico.ca]

Its such a close race, nothing is for sure, and every vote matters right now…all I know is I definately don’t want the anti-environmental Conservatives,  therefore I’m voting Liberal, although in a better voting system I would vote Green. Like them or not, The Liberals need as many votes as they can get right now or else we will have a Conservative government. Already many bots have been detected trying to sway the vote to favour Conservatives, so Canada’s democratic and pro climate change action future is at stake.

 

Lori S.

 

From: All <all-bounces at gren.ca> On Behalf Of Eleanor Grant
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2019 1:58 PM
To: GREN2 <All at gren.ca>
Subject: [All] Undecided

 

Maybe I shouldn't put this on the GREN list, but I'm wondering if others are still undecided between NDP and Green, as I am. What guiding principles helped you decide? 

 

I generally say "Know your riding". Thus, Kit Centre - Green; Toronto-Danforth - NDP. (And even Regina-Wascana - Liberal, to keep Ralph Goodale's seat from going Con.) 

But Waterloo is probably a safe Liberal seat. 

So I listened to my local candidates, and still have no preference. 

 

Pros and cons: 

-Lori Campbell NDP is endorsed by 350.org <http://350.org>  ("Our Time"). 

-Greens rightly called out NDP on fracking. I'm dismayed by BC premier Horgan's approval of the LNG terminal, which will promote expansion of fracking in BC. 

-Even worse are Horgan's support for Site C (which will flood prime farmland in the Peace and sacred Indigenous sites) *and* the clear-cutting of old-growth rainforest in the BC interior. 

How much should I be guided by a provincial NDP's record? (And the Greens were afraid to withdraw their support from the gov't over Site C.) 

-I also don't like the tone of the bickering between NDP and Greens, tho the Greens have been more gracious. 

-Serious missteps by Eliz May early in the campaign, but on the debate stage she's the only leader who knows her stuff. 

 

I guess I can see where I'm leaning. But I'd like to know how some of you went about deciding, or what you think I haven't considered. 

 

Happy E-Day, 

 

Eleanor 

 

 

 

 

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