The CANADIAN election debate

I watched the Canadian election debate tonight. My cable got cut off some time ago and I haven't hooked it back up since. I don't know if I told the story of it getting cut off, but it was re-hooked up in 2006 after I complained about my Internet being disconnected and I never really complained about that. A couple of months ago Rogers caught up with me.

Anyway, I'd rather watch the Canadian debate then a debate featuring non-leadership candidates in someone else's country. Earlier I thought I was going to vote for the Green Party in protest of them being denied a spot in the debate, but outrage of many Canadians won and Elizabeth May was in the debate. I myself sent an angry letter to Olivia Chow (my MP) saying I would refuse to vote for the NDP because of their stance. During this campaign I was disappointed as there was no one truly worth voting for. I'm still not sure there is someone worth voting for. I still may vote for the Greens or a fringe party in protest. However, Jack Layton, who is mistaken if he thinks he will be Prime Minister, clearly won the debate to me. He was constantly hitting on Harper, but offering solutions, whereas Dion didn't seem as such, whereas May seemed often invisible, regardless of reports she's a star in the making. Layton's comment about the arts and those in the arts not being able to afford arts lessons for their kids was great, as was his comment about Harper's platform being under his vest. I really liked his comment toward the end about the winner always being locked by the boardrooms, as if he was offering change.

Layton deserves a chance. He's the best leader out there, but he doesn't have a chance of winning. No chance at all. Might I vote for him? His wife is my incumbent, so even a strategic vote is worthwhile if I were one for that. I like Layton quite a bit right now, though I am lukewarm overall to all candidates.