Apr 13
2007
The Difference is Only Imagined
Elizabeth May and Stephane Dion have made a deal that does not matter to anyone except to those in Central Nova.
Everyone else should shut-up.
How does this non-agression pact make a difference to anyone except those in that riding? What difference will this make to the NDP seeing since they likely would not win there anyway? Unless Peter MacKay loses to E.May what difference will it make to the Conservatives? And the Liberals have lost nothing either. The only way this will make a difference to anyone is if E.May wins. And that difference is minimal to those outside of Central Nova.
The difference for Central Nova is they have someone else representing them and that person would also be a party leader. The operative words here are that E.May would represent Central Nova.
The difference for the rest of Canada is only imagined. If she loses then there is nothing to imagine. If she wins then the only real difference is that we can collectively say that someone from the Green Party has won a seat in the House. But what other significance can there be for someone in BC or Alberta or Ontario or anywhere else in Canada? The difference is only imagined because it is not real.
People of Central Nova, let your voice be heard. Let Politicians and the rest of Canada know what you think.
Everyone else should shut-up.
“Let us devote to unselfishness the frenzy we once gave gold and underpants.” – Kurt Vonnegut in Breakfast of Champions (1973)
No Responses to “The Difference is Only Imagined”
It’s a fair enough analysis that an MP from Nova Scotia probably won’t make a woot of difference to most other parts of the country. Where that argument breaks down is when that MP becomes a cabinet minister, or leads a party that could hold the balance of power in the House on crucial votes. Nova Scotia doesn’t operate in a vacuum, so I’ll continue to offer my opinion, and the voters I know in Central-Nova are free to ignore or heed it.
So why would you think May would win? The NDP was 2nd in the last 2 elections in this riding, so how come you say that they would likely not win? Considering that in the last election the Greens got like 600 votes total, the likelihood of May winning is alot more remote than a ‘star’ NDP candidate. But personally, I do hope the NDP runs Alexis again. She stands a better chance this time around.