It's the second week of the federal election campaign, and things are once again remaining stable for nearly all political parties. The Conservatives appear to be straddling majority government territory while the Liberals, NDP, Bloc and Greens are within a reasonable margin of their 2008 performance. For all those that are fearing a Harper government in complete control now is the time to be afraid.
As for policy announcements, this was not the most fascinating week in the grand world of politics. The Conservatives pledged to end the gun registry, and expand the prison system. They also plan to compensate Quebec for transitioning to the HST and purchase those lovely fighter jets. The Liberals rolled out their platform closely resembling the 2008 NDP plan in an attempt to secure soft NDP voters support. Their main planks focused on increasing corporate taxes and returning honesty to Parliament Hill. The NDP has yet to unveil their platform but pledged to create shipbuilding jobs in Canada, trains more doctors and nurses and double support for the Canada Pension Plan. The Bloc is maintaining that they are the only party that can fight for Quebec's ideals in Ottawa.
As for Esquimalt - Juan de Fuca, more signs are up, more people are signing up to be on our sign crew, lawn sign requests are flying out the door, and there is a sense of momentum in the air. For lack of better words it feels as if the NDP is on the move in EJDF and moving fast. Let's hope that this whisk of change remains for the duration of the campaign.
No comments:
Post a Comment