Canadian Politics

It recently strucked me that Canadian politics can be "exciting" as well (note the quote-unquote around the word exciting). There is a Federal Election coming up on June 28th, 2004, which is exactly what brought me to think about this.

I used to think that Canadian politics are boring and somewhat "useless". Politics in a country like Canada do not affect the world, at least not to a great deal. What you read on the newspaper everyday is either: (1) some Royal member's birthday; (2) some gun shots at some corners and no one was injured (not that I desire any casualties); or (3) some dog that's been missing for 2 days had been found; things like these, never anything too big. Canada has always been portraited as a calm and peaceful country.

Well, Canadian politics don't seem so farfetched now, and it is not as simple as you may have thought. It can influence our lives greatly, down to things earthly as tax payments, health care system and education system. Moreover, I found myself in the position that I'm voting for the "better" party out of the two "garbage" parties that are most likely to win instead of the party I really like. This is quite disappointing actually. What can I say? It's politics. :)

Below is the link to the Canadian federal election, 2004:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Canadian_election