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[uncut_diamond]

A silly question. How many of the users of this community are actual members of a recognized political party? Federal, or Provincial wings

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[frozentruth]

I'm a member of the N.D.P.

[royaljules]

I, too, am NDP

[coldacid]

I, three.

[uncut_diamond]

damn. Whole lotta NDP around here. Anyone other then me not NDP?

[blockrockinbeat]

Looks like I'm the first Conservative.

*gasp*

[uncut_diamond]

Well, so far it's you, me and the NDP. We're both standing alone here.

[blockrockinbeat]

Hang on, I need to find my anti-pinko decoder ring!

[uncut_diamond]

Oh, that was mean. So, how you liking Harper?

[jennie]

I once had my membership to the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia paid for by the anti-Skoke camp back in the day. Other than that one free membership, I haven't officially joined a political party and don't plan on it in the near future.

I tend not to vote for a particular party but more for the candidate. I don't know why I do that...possibly because tend to know the candidates who are running (both federally and provincially) and don't see much actual difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives.

[uncut_diamond]

Accepting your opinion that the Liberals and Tories are similar, would you concede that this new merger resulting in the 3rd generation of the Reform may mean a shift in the Tories to the further right? Once there's that much difference, would you consider joining one or the other?

[jennie]

The new national conservative party is one big mishmash of conservative values and I think they are going to have a difficult time in hammering down policy that appeals to and is welcomed by members who live in the west, Ontario/Quebec and then the "old guard" in Atlantic Canada.

I think it is going to take more than one election to get policy and platforms ironed out. But over time, I see the Conservative Party of Canada moving to the right, closer to what the Alliance/Reform Party was, just because of the shear size of membership and voting base they have in the west.

I think that if I had to join a party, I could see myself signing an NDP card based solely on the fact that they aren't the Liberals or Conservatives. I don't know how they would do governing the country but they make an excellent thorn in the government's side.

[lovely_shadow]

"they are going to have a difficult time in hammering down policy that appeals to and is welcomed by members who live in the west, Ontario/Quebec and then the "old guard" in Atlantic Canada. "

I disagree- I think that the conservatives are pretty much always backed by the west. We seem to like the right wing a lot. I mean, if King Ralph is in provincially, that really says something. So long as it's as far right as possible, its got our vote. It's Ontario and Quebec that have always stood in the way (obviously)

[jawnbc]

I was a member of the BC NDP, but my membership lapsed. But I'd join them again in a heartbeat if there was any value in it for me.

Party-2-party, they're the only choice for me, but I still loathe the old-school party politics that govern Canada. So I've not felt very vested in leadership contests, etc, which bring out the politicking in politics. Which I think are iccky.

[christopherj]

I was a member of the federal PC party... actually, I'm still technically a member of the new federal conservative party.