Easily convinced

I know I am not supposed to talk about politics on my site, but Canadian elections are next week, and I need to say something about the matter. Although American elections have completely over shadowed Canadian elections this year; Canadians seriously need to watch out for this game we are seeing.

Stephen Harper decided there was a need for re-election this year right when American elections are taking over the world’s media, and his plan is to make the Canadian government’s majority be Conservative. You know me, I hate any right-winged politics and it makes me cringe in my sleep. I was on the bus the other day, and Conservative election supporters were carrying signs and waving at people at a main intersection in my city, and all I see is a bunch of people on the bus flipping them off. I didn’t know if it was a good thing or some angry people just like me showing their discontent from the elections this year and from the right-winged supporters.

My family always voted Liberal. We never thought of anything else to vote. I am a very left-winged supporter and I believe in the freedom and liberty of the people. I think it is a logical well thought of concept. However, I have been unsatisfied with the way the government has been run and I want something more human. I want a political system that actually cares about the social issues and the people of Canada. So I did some research, read a lot, watched a lot of interviews on YouTube and came to a final conclusion.

This morning in the car, we were talking about politics and who to vote for next week. I said, “I am not voting Liberal this year. I had enough of their empty talks and I am not happy with the way things have been run in this country.” So my dad said, “who will you vote for then?” I said, “I am voting NDP. They are still Liberal. More social. More progressive, and they have a say in the government. They got some power and maybe they will change something.” My dad said, “whatever Mona says, we will vote for. Let us change this year.” My mom then said, “so who do I vote for?” My dad said, “the orange one.” My mom said, “the NAME!” My dad said, “the guy running in our area is Ferguson. Just vote for that guy.” My mom said, “ok! We vote NDP this year.”

That brought a smile on my face. My family is easily manipulated but I gave them enough of an overview and a thought to change. You can tell that my family has a liberal mentality and are ready for change as well. We are Canadian, and we have been living in this country for many years. Moreover, life is changing, and we need the government to change as well.

My vote is NDP this year. Maybe they can make a difference in something this year and we no longer hold either an extremist right or left winged mentality. It’s time for a change.

If you did not know, Jack Layton is the leader of the NDP party of Canada.

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