Well, it’s official. Stephen Harper announced this morning that Canada will go to the polls on Oct. 14th. You can watch the video here. Stephane Dion responds here.
Now, I have to be honest, in the past I have typically voted Conservative. Only because I have liked some of the policies presented. This time around, I am also leaning Conservative. However, I’m not a “blind conservative”. If the right leader was heading up the Liberals, they would get my consideration.
With that in mind, I have to admit that I’m a little disappointed in the videos above. Harper certainly came out and showed what he believes are the accomplishments of his government. He also suggested a few things he’d like to see happen if elected again.
Dion, spent the first 5 minutes of his response simply criticizing Harper. Once again, the Liberals seem to be falling back on the old, “The Conservantives are scary, secretive, super right-wing agenda.” That’s too bad. It’s old, tired, and just silly. I would really hope — and would really like to hear the Liberals tell me what they are FOR not what they don’t like about the Conservatives. Dion says he has a plan, but did not say one thing about what that plan is about. I hope he elaborates.
Anyway, if you want to follow election coverage, there are lots of places online to do so, and I suggest that you pick a few different sites to get a well balanced view.
A few quick links:
CBC’s coverage
CTV’s coverage
Globe and Mail’s coverage
