only the queen can give us choices

what has stephen harper's conservative government done for canada that i remember off the top of my head:

—some minor scandal involving an bigbusiness aisle-jumping liberal MP on day zero
—ending the us potato embargo on like day 10
—not going to the olympics on day 900 or so
—asking the government be dissolved this morning

way-to-go, minority government. and now what if all the ridings come back the same? three more years of stagnation and nothingness. our "plus brillants exploits" like cutting arts funding while holding our pubes in afghanistan, waiting for nato (i.e. america) to tell us we can go home now?

if we're going to have a unicameral parliament with multiple parties then we need a system of proportional representation so true coalition governments can be formed, so, ugh, i don't know, STUFF CAN BE DONE FOR CANADA.

the two real parties will win the election again, like always, since forever, etc. they will not end the war in afghanistan, because they are all business men, and to them we canadian are peons of the united states. our prosperity, quality of life and—*shiver*—"security" are wholly and completely 100% supplied by our cozy relation to our hegemonic neighbours, and nothing of any significance will happen through the canadian government without the us' tacit approuval.

so what are we voting for—who our mascot will be? supporting tertiary parties may give you a warm fuzzy feeling—and them a few more dollars for the NEXT election—but isn't democracy about allowing people to make some decisions?

the liberals took us to war, the conservatives kept us there, both against the vibe of the peoples. none of the other parties (that is, all the parties that truly represent Canadian on-the-street interests) are capable of forming even a minority government.

the choice between the party that has done nothing or nothing good versus the party that has done plenty bad but not uber-recently is no choice at all. we must go higher, above the petty party politicians and the charming but meatless g/g right to the highest earthly office of canadian affairs, to the annals of the offices surrounding Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II.

i fear that Her Highness might be our only hope of—one day—voting in a federal election with meaningful choices. instead of getting involved with any party this election organize a petition for proportional representation directed right at the queen. or write her a letter. it's been awhile, she'd love to hear from you.

snail mail her

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
London, England
SW1A 1AA