Don't most people vote on a single issue, that is " Am I doing well ". So why not, it may be short sighted because in four years the answer to the "am I doing well " may not be the same. Short sighted in voting in politics, just look at the last Ont election. They asked you after they pulledd your pants down, bent you over and .... Can we come back and give you some more.
In my opinion most people look at themselves and not the economy per-say. So to them it is "I have a job, roof over the head, all is well" It is their world, their economic situation that influences them. Government around the world have been attacked, when you strip it all down you are left with $$$. The global turmoil has shown us this.
Perhaps they have, and there are many others like "Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't", or "I'm good but he scares me or is stupid".
You may also remember a certain person promising to " tear up" an agreement, so you should keep that in mind.
The issue of personal freedoms extends far beyond C-36. Privacy rights have been greatly eroded under the Cons' watch, including wiretapping, digital security, searches of private property, etc. But as Stay points out, it's far from a Canadian issue. It's a global issue, and all done in the name of security and the greater good.
You mean statistics, surveys and other objective, unimpeachable data? lol.
Turner was a liar, and the Liberals never got rid of the GST either. Liars again. But they get away with it all the time.
Yes, precisely. Data.
Hardly objective or comprehensive. It's clear to most, that the Conservatives chose to listen only to who they wanted to, at both the draft stage and passage through the legislature. Even you must see that.
you hit the nail on the head. Members on this board have not seen the whole picture for the most part. Go down to the queen street mental hospital area and find out another side. Would most members here have crossed paths with the ladies of picton? It is the harm of the ladies in these places that is the issue, if you want to spread for $$$, it isn't my business. What becomes EVERYONE'S concern are the real victims. I HAVE NO CLUE HOW MANY ARE OUT THERE but as a society we should do better.
Unfortunately that is true. Not only do you have studies being conducted by institutions with an agenda, but even when that's not the case you have people manipulating the stats (ie, including the neutrals one way or the other by manipulating the question, making mountains of molehills, etc.). It's gotten to the point where you can't trust stats any more. How do the masses acquire truth now? Not everyone has the wherewithal to think things through clearly and without bias.
Not the least of which is the fact that we are dealing with a social science. We can (and do) employ empirical observation, but human behaviour is a complex beast. Isolating cause and effect is difficult, especially when we try to use real-world data.
