Fw: Defeat Harper on May 2nd - Information on strategic voting Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:14 PM From:"Linda Belanger" Former Nortel employees have launched their own campaign against the Conservatives, including Baird, Poilievre and Cannon. See why: <http://www.silverfoxalliance.com/media_release.html> http://www.silverfoxalliance.com/media_release.html Please get informed and vote strategically to defeat Stephen Harper on May 2nd. A few background and activist links to help with the strategic voting discussion. We need to remember that a vote for a candidate translates ultimately as a vote for the leader of the party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons -- therefore the Prime Minister. - Rabble's Election 2011 coverage: http://www.rabble.ca/rabblerouser - Catch22: http://catch22campaign.ca/profiles/blog/show?id=5139919%3ABlogPost%3A14055 <http://catch22campaign.ca/profiles/blog/show?id=5139919%3ABlogPost%3A14055&; commentId=5139919%3AComment%3A14308&xg_source=activity> &commentId=5139919%3AComment%3A14308&xg_source=activity - Vote swap: http://www.votepair.ca/tag/online-activism/ - Danny Williams' ABC (Anything But Conservative) campaign: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anything_But_Conservative - "Canada's Newest Faith-Based Political Party": "Strategic voting is probably best explained as casting a vote against a party rather than for one you support. Chances of defeating the Conservative candidate in your area are greater if everyone concentrates their efforts on electing the candidate with the best chance of winning against him. You can find out which candidate this is in your area by using: http://regressiveconservative.ca/voting-guide.php " --- - "A swing district is an area where the margin between the number of votes cast in the last election for the Conservative candidate, and the candidate with best return against them is particularly small. This is important because if the Conservative won, this is an area where overthrowing them in the next election is somewhat easier. If the Conservative lost, this district is at high risk of falling to the Conservatives next time. For this reason special effort should be taken to support the candidate with the best bet against the Conservative candidate next election."
http://regressiveconservative.ca/faq.shtml - An interesting analysis: http://www.probeinternational.org/old_drupal/UrbanNewSite/strategicvoting.pd f Former Nortel employees have launched their own campaign against the Conservatives, including Baird, Poilievre and Cannon: http://www.silverfoxalliance.com/media_release.html Hope this will help jumpstart the discussion. * * * * * * * HAVEN'T DECIDED WHO TO VOTE FOR? Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:06 PM From: Gary Keenan Greetings all Very clever and informative: Check it out and forward. http://compellingcomics.justsomeguy.com/CanadaVotes2011/Canada.html "Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee..." Remember, the barbarians are in our midst!!! G.K. * * * * * * * Elections Canada "Message Mob" http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139940866078782 Time: Saturday, April 16 at 1:00pm - April 23 at 9:00pm Location: Canada Created By: Anna Hopkins More Info ***Please invite others in your network; let's try to reach 5000 by the end of the weekend!*** As you saw today, Elections Canada just put an end to special ballot voting stations on campuses. Given that Election Canada publicly campaigns to increase the youth vote, this is a step in the wrong directly and is bending to partisan interests and complications. I'm asking you to call Elections Canada or submit a message online, to show your support for special ballot voting stations on campuses, and to express your discontent with the change. Call 1-800-463-6868 or go online at http://www.elections.ca/courEL.aspx?lang=e For more information: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/elections-canada-puts-end-to-sp ecial-ballot-voting/article1987880/ __._,_.___ <http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMzE3M21iBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE2O DUxNjc1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTIzOTYzOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTMwMzA2MTU3N w--> . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=16851675/grpspId=1705239638/msgI d=4546/stime=1303061577/nc1=1/nc2=2/nc3=3> __,_._,___
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