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Campaigning for Copyright in Canada

Posted by michael on from the vote-early-vote-often dept.

kwandar writes "Politicians are on the doorsteps of Canadians over the next two weeks, as the Canadian election campaign winds up. Digital Copyright Canada put together a questionnaire for all the major parties, asking for their position. While I haven't made a decision, I think I'd mod the governing Liberal Party's response as 'off-topic'. The Election 2004 responses make for interesting reading."

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  1. liberals: as thorough as ever by xilmaril · · Score: 4, Insightful

    am I the only one who can only find Liberal responses on spam and national ID cards?

  2. Green Party of Canada's responses by St.+Arbirix · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How is it that the Canadian Green Party's responses coincided so perfectly with my own (and I believe many other /.ers) opinions?

    I ask because I'm from that country parked due south of Canada and I can't seem to find a party I agree with so well, much less one that responds to a questionaire such as the Canadians have. Did I miss the U.S. Copyright questionaire or is it so pitling of an issue in this country no one cares to ask or tell?

    Looking where to aim my vote,
    Matthew

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    1. Re:Green Party of Canada's responses by Trepalium · · Score: 2, Insightful
      I think this is a communication problem in two ways. First is the fact that the traditional communcation methods between candidate and voter aren't as effective with young voters as they are with older ones. I don't find political advertising particularily compelling, nor am I attracted to the cookie cutter promises of each party's platform. I can visit their content free websites and marvel at the complete lack of information. This story is the perfect example of information I'd like to see, but do I want to spend time contacting each candidate that I might consider voting for?

      I would love to see the parties use webboards and/or blogs, however this brings me to the other problem. The media loves to dig up dirt on any party, and this would just be a mass invitation to chaos. On the other hand, I would love to read a blog from my MP that details exactly what he's doing, but it would have to be an activity where he would not be punished by his party for saying things counter to the party line. A blog that was screened by the party would be no different than those stupid feel-good mailouts MPs seem to like to send to their constituents. I want to know the bad with the good, and I want to feel that my input would be welcomed even if it's not used.

      There's a certain perception that MPs really don't do anything in Ottawa except bicker in the House of Commons. Feel-good pamphlets don't really change that perception, either.

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  3. Five words by Phleg · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Single issue voting is BAD.

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  4. Re:Too green for me by checkyoulater · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Or not. You could very well be like me, decide no one party comes close to representing your views, conclude that Canadian 'democracy' sucks and is broken, and consequently you won't bother voting but will just go back to playing video games instead.

    It is this exact reason that the Fiberal party of Canada has been in power for so long, and it part of the reason that the NDP ran Ontario into the groud about 10 years ago. The hardcore party supporters will always vote, and the rest of the people get so disenchanted with politics that they stay home. Plus, the Liberals have done a masterful job of painting the rest of the parties as nothing more than a bunch of unfriendly radicals. They make the Conservaties look like a bunch of Republican fundamentalists, and the NDP look like a bunch of commies. Vote for us, because we are the only non-racist, non-radical, and quite friendly party.

    That link to the Liberal response is a great example of the kind of answers they always give. When is the last time the Liberal party has been straight with an answer? They just wait until every other party has answered, and try to stay right in the middle.

    I wish Canadians could organize by riding and all choose to vote for the best person who can beat the liberal party. Or bring in Monty Brewster and hold a big "Who You Gonna Vote For?" Campaign.

    All that being said, I do vote for the Green Party, but I also know that if they won the election, we would be completely screwed.

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