Who Torontonians are voting for, and why

21 thoughts on “Who Torontonians are voting for, and why”

1. We don’t vote for leaders unless we live in their riding. In Toronto, none of the options above are available to voters.

2. The poll should perhaps be two questions; which party are you voting for, and which leader/party do you prefer? With so much strategic voting, the two questions may have very different results.

3. While that is technically true, its probably safe to say that for many if not most voters, the choice of which party/candidate to support in their riding is usually a reflection of which leader they prefer – for example, I highly doubt a hard core Conservative supporter will vote for the NDP or Liberal candidate in their riding because they happen to like them. At best, your views on your local MP may impact how you feel about the national party.
   All that is to say that pointing out that these folks won’t actually be directly voting for Harper, Trudeau Mulcair, as if they don’t understand our voting system is just being a smarmy ass.

4. Very few people have a strong idea of the platforms each of the parties are running.
   Elections would be a whole lot more interesting if people took a few hours and familiarized themselves with their policies and platform summary, instead of the medias editorialized platforms…

5. Who knew that the pothead vote was going to be such a factor in the election? Well, unless they smoke a big blunt, pick up the doritos and say screw it, I’ll vote next time.

6. I believe the huge turnout in advance polls is reflective of an appetite for change. I’m also seeing and hearing more young people involved and committed to vote. That can’t be good for the PC’s. But never overestimate how stupid voters can be…Rob Ford, for example. Or Wynne after all of the scandals and lies Ontario Liberals were reelected twice! Not the Ontario Tories have picked an unelectable leader that’s gone on record as against marajuana, abortion, sex education and gay marriage.

7. Excuse me, but this is clear,y not reflexive of what REAL TAXPAYERS think of the RIGHT honourable Stephen Joeseph Harper. Silly lefties, you need to learn reality.

8. Emanuel Yakobov – Focus your vote on Canada rather than Israel. We have more than enough issues to deal with at home before even considering other countries, and our citizens need to be engaged here, at home, first and foremost.

9. I never thought that the pot debate would be first and foremost on people’s mind, given the economy is where it’s at. Did you stop people who were sitting in the food court, that could explain it. My other guess would be the arcade but those malls haven’t had arcades in years.

   As for Josh and Jah-Melle there is a reason politicians don’t focus on people like you and that’s because of the apathy; no need to address your concerns if you’re not going to vote. When you graduate or decide to put down the guitar, don’t complain about the lack of well paying jobs.

10. Conservatives for sure. With the other parties… one looses you money, the other looses you money faster.

11. I don’t know how a party can “loose” you any money. But I’m not that worried my money is pretty tight.

12. I am truly disappointed with Canadians though I am one, to again throw in the towel with their votes with a former PM’s brat. NDP will never get my vote or Tories so even though people don’t care about the environment in Ontario or Canada still thinking we aren’t having climate change. I do care so I am going with Green Party, hoping one day they will be taken seriously instead of always being the low percentage party. Because Canadians will wake up sooner or later when it’s too late or get out of the stone age and elect a woman for PM.

13. There has already been a female Prime Minister – and she was a Progressive Conservative too!

14. Chretien lowered taxes, repeatedly. He lowered the low rate from 19% to 15% and the second lowest rate from 26% to 22% and lowered the top rate by creating a new tier that dropped it from 29% to 26%. Harper has kept those same rates the same while indexing the brackets to inflation. Harper has only lowered taxes through tax deductions and rebates. You only get a reduction if you jump through the right hoops.

15. No there hasn’t Kim Campbell was only an interim not an official PM and she served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 25, 1993 to November 4, 1993. For me this is not a real representative PM to make any difference we need one that does her time as PM doesn’t count.

16. Unfortunately for you, you are not the arbiter of what counts as a prime minister. She served briefly in an interim capacity but as you mentioned, she is the 19th Prime Minister of Canada. Elizabeth May is almost certainly never going to be prime minister, so you are better off looking elsewhere if you want a female PM (speaking as someone who has voted Green Party in the past and who would also like a female PM).

17. Well, she was never “elected” PM, so the original statement was correct. She became PM when Mulroney resigned and she was selected as PC party (as it was then) leader, but her party never won an election with her as leader.

18. They caught me running errands at the mall while I was on lunch. The only reason I mentioned pot was it was top of mind because Harper had just said “marijuana is infinitely worse than alcohol”, and I don’t think that type of hyperbole is useful for discussions of public policy.

19. If you’re a banker I’m surprised that you employer hasn’t warned you about speaking with the media. I’m sure in the context of your conversation your quote makes sense as does your reply to my initial comment. On it’s own it makes you look like you’re more concerned with your buzz than economic policy or taxes.

20. So you’re saying if someone doesn’t vote, he/she doesn’t deserve support from the government? I vote, and I encourage others to vote, but that doesn’t mean that I believe those who have voter apathy don’t deserve services and initiatives. They’re still citizens of the country and have problems and concerns of their own.

    And maybe they would vote if campaigns paid any group other than “the middle class” any attention.

21. Not what I said at all, but you can’t democracy to work for you if you’re not willing to put in an effort.

    Do they really have issues or concerns if they’re not willing to express them or work towards change?

    If you don’t vote, you don’t have a voice. It’s really quite simple.

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