It's the Election, Stupid

And the election should be about the economy, the environment, health care, hospital waiting lists, government oversight, you know - important issues. But what's it been about mostly? Sweater vests, how well or poorly a given candidate speaks English, and so on. Stupid stuff.

Canadians should be angry that any politician would use the environment to try and score points against a political opponent who is insisting that a carbon tax is necessary. Canadians should be furious that (Conservative) government cutbacks to food inspectors could be the cause of more deaths from contaminated food. Canadians should be fearful about the economy, especially since laissez faire government oversight was mostly responsible for the mess in the USA and which has already spilled over into Canada, remembering that the Harper Government basically espouses the same governmental hands-off approach that got the Bush regime into trouble. And Canadians should be prepared to punish the Conservatives for not daring to release their political platform until after many Canadians have already voted.

Election day is October 14. We will see if Canadians have woken up by then.