Entitled to Your Opinion

So you may have noticed we're having an election in Canada. Again. 'Cause for the past number of years we haven't been able to choose one party whole-heartedly. Uninspiring leaders, a divided public, that kind of thing can happen to a country. Just look at the mess going on south of our fair border, and they've got Obama.

Arcade Fire strode into the election discussion with this post:

It is about to be voting time. Our current leader has championed some pretty destructive initiatives on everyone’s behalf… it’s really important to get out and vote on May 2nd.

If you’re out of the country you can still vote, just go here:
http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=reg/svr&document=index&lang=e

For anyone unfamiliar with Mr. Harper’s work, do have a look…
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2007/01/30/harper-kyoto.html

http://www.lucbourgeoisphoto.org/tarsands.html

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/2/david_vassey

Canada is still a pretty good country, and worth fighting for…

Solid post, with a clear point of view. Too bad they took it down. Not sure if this is another instance of gross Canuck over-compensation for fear of causing offense. It's just unfortunate they didn't leave it out there. If there was controversy, it barely got going. And really, posting that people should vote if they don't like a candidate, with reasons why they might not like that candidate (yeah, that's YOU, Prime Minister Harper), is totally legit. It's called debate.

You're entitled to your opinion. I don't have to like it, or agree with it. If I'm American I don't even have to read it or understand it (just kidding, though you guys really need to tone it down, man). I can post my own opinion. Which is all these things are. Opinions, and hopefully facts. Weigh the opinions, weigh the facts. In a democracy, the collective wisdom of the public decides. And that really is worth fighting for.

Go vote. Every couple of years we get a chance to remake the country. This one counts.