Election Day in Canada - Vote 2006

Today is the day folks. The rhetoric, slogans and mud slinging are over and its now in the hands of the great unwashed masses to decide the future of Canada for the next parliament. I've had my say as have others on this site but for today I too put it all aside.

Today is not a day of talk, today is a day of action. A day when indeed the pen (or pencil) is mightier than the sword. A day when the simple act of marking an X can change our collective reality for years to come.

A lot of questions are hanging in the air today. Will the next government of Canada be a red one or a blue one? Will the new government be given a majority or minority and if a minority, which party will hold the balance of power? Will the Bloc increase its mandate in Quebec or will it lose ground? Will the Conservatives finally break new ground in Ontario and Quebec and become recognized as more of a national party rather than a western one?

A lot of questions and a lot of debate will no doubt fill the day and the days to come. For a political junkie this election is like a second Chritsmas Season and today is the big day. Today the politicians are quiet. Today the people of Canada speak.

All I have to say today is either speak out by not voting (if that is how you intend to make your point) or get out and mark your X, but don't just sit this one out simply because of apathy.

The polls are open until 8:00pm on Labrador and 8:30 on the island.