That is my candidate..

I LIKE HIS LOOKS
A commentary on the criteria
Canadian Voters use to select a Candidate
to support in an Election
By Victor Drummond ©
June 2008

In a democracy, such as we have in places like Canada, when an election is called, eligible citizens are offered the opportunity to select, and vote for, one out of several possible candidates.

For weeks prior to an actual voting day – the political parties will bombard citizens with all kinds of radio, newspaper and television advertising in an attempt to garner enough support to win the election. Hopefully by a wide margin of votes.

If any specific political party fails to have real merit -- to justify their being elected -- then they will focus on attack ads in an attempt to make the other parties look as bad, or worse, than they are.

On the other hand when a party has a good track record they will run ads that highlight the really good things they accomplished while in office – and/or the wonderful suggestions they put forward and/or supported while in a position of opposition.

Then to supplement their comparative track record, good or bad, they will drag out an issue or two -- that their spin doctors tell them a major percentage of the population would like to see come into operation – and they will support these issues in their pre-election promises to the voters.

If there doesn’t happen to be a hot item on the public’s mind at the right time – then they will create one. If there happened to be a rash of street shootings of late then they will support the gun registry.

The fact that criminals do not register their guns in the first place is completely ignored.

In a case where there have been a rash of rapes with many of the victims murdered, then they will promise to support tougher sentences on conviction and with harder terms of parole. Even if they were the party to introduce the hug-a-thug policy in the first place.

If the incident of crimes, by young offenders, becomes a hot item – then they will then promise to amend the young offenders act to deter this avenue of minimum penalty crime.

Global warming was a hot issue, (pardon the pun), until last winter when Canada had the coldest, and longest winter on record for the last 50 years or more. Now some so-called-experts are claiming that a change in the ocean currents has offset global warming for the next decade or so. So that issue won’t likely be on the political platform agenda anytime soon.

How about the issue of Canadians being the highest taxed people of any of the G7 nations?

The Conservatives used that issue, last time, in their pre-election platform and when elected actually did something about revoking the unfair, unjustified tax situation for 30 or so honest, hard-working victimized Canadian taxpayers. Reference:- The Canada Gazette issue of November 14 2007 – SDL Optics Tax Remission Order, (TRO) -- article

It is very unlikely the Conservatives -- or any other federal political party will repeat that item in their next pre-election platform – as it appears the Conservatives have bitten off more than they could chew on that issue.

Since the TRO has been revealed they have gone stone deaf and stupid regarding any further appeals for equal and/or fair treatment.

At present there are no would-be champions, in any of the opposition parties, offering to correct this real thorny, punitive and, outrageous situation.

This leaves thousands of other honest, hard-working Canadians to remain victimized in the very same way and every Canadian stripped of their RIGHT to fair, justified and equal treatment under the law.

But do not look to any federal candidate -- for election to Canada’s Parliament -- to champion you, and all Canadians on this loss of rights or the remaining tax victims on their
abuse and loss of financial security.

Among my friends and associates I have found a few that have a vested interest in one political party or another – and regardless of how good, or bad, the party track record is -- they will vote for their benefactor.

That method of candidate selection is not good for the country or Canadian society.

Then I have other friends who vote for a friend-of-the-family who happens to be a candidate regardless of the friend’s performance while in office or the performance of the party he is a member of.

Again this method of selection is not good for the country or Canadian society.

Among the most outrageous reason for voting for a political candidate – is his or her looks and personality.

If the looks of a candidate were any kind of criteria for voting them into office then Paul Bernardo and/or Carla Homolka would be elected by an overwhelming majority if they ran for office in an election.

There would be very few Canadians, however, who would want to be represented by either one of those two.

So by what criteria should a Canadian voter choose a candidate to vote for?

The track record of the party is the most important criteria.

(1) The Party performance.

If any party -- you would prefer to see elected -- has been advocating the government do
anything -- that you personally do not approve of -- then inform your local candidate that your vote will depend upon he, or she, working to oppose the objectionable action.

Conversely if this party is not truly representing their constituents and ignoring them while they are being victimized by unfair, unjustified legislation which is not being applied equally and are not defending the RIGHT of all Canadians to justified and fair taxation --then tell your local candidate you demand they commit to correcting this atrocity if they desire your support.

(2) The candidates performance.

Regardless of how well the party performs the person you elect is going to go to sit in Parliament to represent you and all Canadians. If that person has no spunk, no moxie, no standards to speak up for – then a vote for that person is a wasted vote.

They will just go to Ottawa and sit there accomplishing nothing more than waiting for a paycheck.

If not already familiar with this issue – visit the “Canadians for Fair and Equalized Taxation”, (CFET), web page at:- http://www.cfet.ca
Read the petition you will find there and follow the signatures link to see the comments of other Canadians – some of which are also victims of this outrageous legislation.

Victor Drummond ©