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[betenoire]

That's right bitches, the government has been dissolved. Time to get a new one.

And if that douchebag Harper gets back in I will lose my mind.

[Linus]

Originally Posted by betenoire

That's right bitches, the government has been dissolved. Time to get a new one.

And if that douchebag Harper gets back in I will lose my mind.

When's the vote? I should get Elections Canada to send me an out-of-country ballot!

[betenoire]

Originally Posted by Linus

When's the vote? I should get Elections Canada to send me an out-of-country ballot!

I'll tell you as long as you promise not to vote for the Conservatives.

(It's May 2nd)

[Linus]

Originally Posted by betenoire

I'll tell you as long as you promise not to vote for the Conservatives.

(It's May 2nd)

Fuck no! I'm going to vote in my Aunt's riding in Halifax and she usually votes NDP/Liberal.

[AtLast]

Is public transporation supported in Canada in any congruent manner? Are the existing systems in major cities "user friendly?" The US never seems to grasp how essential public (and rapid) transit is to our well being. Wondering if Canadians treat is in the same hit and miss manner as the US does.

[Linus]

Originally Posted by AtLastHome

Is public transporation supported in Canada in any congruent manner? Are the existing systems in major cities "user friendly?" The US never seems to grasp how essential public (and rapid) transit is to our well being. Wondering if Canadians treat is in the same hit and miss manner as the US does.

Well, I know Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal are pretty good. Not sure about others. Halifax wasn't too bad when I visited but living there might be a different thing.

[betenoire]

Originally Posted by Linus

Well, I know Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal are pretty good. Not sure about others. Halifax wasn't too bad when I visited but living there might be a different thing.

Durham Region (where my sister lives) (East of Toronto) actually has a pretty good set-up right now. They've essentially amalgamated their public transit systems so you can travel from Pickering to Oshawa on one fare and formed a partnership with the Go Bus system so you can take parts of your trip with them along Hwy 2 included in your DRT fare. It's not bad at all.

I'm TOLD that Vancouver has good transit, but I never cared for it when I lived there - but I guess because I was so used to Toronto.

Even where I live now (dumb little town of about 70,000 people) the transit is pretty good, my only complaint being that it doesn't run late enough at night.

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by Linus

Well, I know Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal are pretty good. Not sure about others. Halifax wasn't too bad when I visited but living there might be a different thing.

Thanks- it has been years since I was in Toronto. I was in western CA in 2003- but on the Alcan up to Alaska mostly. Didn't explore larger cities that trip really.

[EnderD_503]

Originally Posted by Linus

When's the vote? I should get Elections Canada to send me an out-of-country ballot!

Dooooo eeeeeeetttt...and vote for Ignatieff!

Btw, has anyone else seen those stupid Conservative campaign commercials? "A vote for the Liberals is a vote for Michael Ignatieff!" No shit sherlock, here I was thinking a vote for the Liberals was a vote for Gilles Duceppe lol

[Linus]

Originally Posted by EnderD_503

Dooooo eeeeeeetttt...and vote for Ignatieff!

Btw, has anyone else seen those stupid Conservative campaign commercials? "A vote for the Liberals is a vote for Michael Ignatieff!" No shit sherlock, here I was thinking a vote for the Liberals was a vote for Gilles Duceppe lol

Ya. I've been listening to Chum-FM and noticed their ads are "scare tactics". I'm not quite sure what Ignatieff has done or did that warranted it. I mean the whole idea that he joined the Liberals to become Prime Minister is.. well. DUH!