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Unfortunately it's good for nothing in this case since the Liberals have similar aspirations (and I say that as a liberal voter). The two parties differ on crim

Unfortunately it's good for nothing in this case since the Liberals have similar aspirations (and I say that as a liberal voter). The two parties differ on crime/environment/tax issues, but when it comes to pandering to big business they are both the same. I've been thinking about setting up a social site where youth voters who generally don't vote could be convinced that their vote could actually count in some of the swing ridings. In this minority parliament maybe we could scare the parties into actually considering the will of the voters.

mrcharles 16y ago
That's not a bad idea, but I believe people have tried something similar and run in to legal problems. If your site can be viewed as coercing a vote, it'll get shut down by elections canada. Power to you though, a site where people can enter where they live and be told if their vote matters might be an interesting proposition.
- nkassis 16y ago
  Well what about a site that has polls with young voters about issues such as this and provide some "neutral" resources such as wikipedia about these issues. With enough participation it could have weight. (I'm also Canadian and would like to participate, let me know if ever get it started.)
  - pedalpete 16y ago
    I've actually been building this over the last few days. Hoping to get a tester out later in the week to gauge interest.
mclin 16y ago
Have you seen this? It's an attack on vote splitting, suggesting to you which candidate has the best chance of beating the conservatives. A much more elaborate version was available for the last election. http://www.voteforclimate.ca/en/map.php http://www.voteforclimate.ca/en/map.php
- redstripe 16y ago
  No I haven't seen that, Thanks. That was the general idea I had in mind. Obviously they weren't too effective, but that could be for a variety of reasons, so I'm not discouraged.

mrcharles 16y ago

That's not a bad idea, but I believe people have tried something similar and run in to legal problems. If your site can be viewed as coercing a vote, it'll get shut down by elections canada. Power to you though, a site where people can enter where they live and be told if their vote matters might be an interesting proposition.

nkassis 16y ago
Well what about a site that has polls with young voters about issues such as this and provide some "neutral" resources such as wikipedia about these issues. With enough participation it could have weight. (I'm also Canadian and would like to participate, let me know if ever get it started.)
- pedalpete 16y ago
  I've actually been building this over the last few days. Hoping to get a tester out later in the week to gauge interest.

mclin 16y ago

Have you seen this? It's an attack on vote splitting, suggesting to you which candidate has the best chance of beating the conservatives. A much more elaborate version was available for the last election. http://www.voteforclimate.ca/en/map.php http://www.voteforclimate.ca/en/map.php

redstripe 16y ago
No I haven't seen that, Thanks. That was the general idea I had in mind. Obviously they weren't too effective, but that could be for a variety of reasons, so I'm not discouraged.