[fvc-wat-disc] Catherine Fife

[Cory Young]

Hello everyone,

My name is Cory, I follow the group and have donated in the past.

I prefer to keep comments to myself but I need to speak on the momentum of the NDP.

Provincially, Andrea Horwath has been in her role far to long without much progress and has stagnated in the poles.  It’s no wonder we’ve been relegated to vote Liberal/Conservative, back and forth like a tennis match.

Federally is no better.  Mr Singh has actually back slid the party down to fourth, obscurity in my opinion and irrelevant.  Which brings me to this opinion.  People in elected office have promised a lot and rarely delivered.  I’ve been of the voting age since 88’ and my family has traditionally voted NDP.  I’m originally from Northern Ontario (Sault Ste Marie Algoma) in a swing riding.  I’ve heard it all before.  Ms. Fife will say anything to appease her audience so she can keep her job, period. 

There’s no intention of the major parties to do PR of any form because if they win, it usually means majority power.  They don’t want to give that possibility up and gamble instead of working in a coalition of thoughts and ideas for the betterment of the province and the country.  

After 25 years of voting NDP and strategic at times when necessary I’ve come to one conclusion.  A younger generation needs to step in and fundamentally change how governments work.  This style of democracy isn’t working because it still centralizes around one person at the end of the day.

How’s Ford been working out for ya?!  Trudeau?  Even better right?!  Done with the empty promises?  The rash decisions and wasted taxpayer money?  The constant fight back and forth, who can be better with partisan politics... I’m getting a head ache!!!

It’s time to move forward with a vision and a plan!  Don’t look left.  Don’t look right.  Look Forward, Do Today, Be Now!

If you’ve earned the right to drive a car then I believe you should be allowed to vote!  Lower the age immediately!  Young people are more informed than you think and want to be apart of the process if given the chance and taken seriously.  Getting more young people in this group is essential in achieving our goal.  So instead of wasting time talking to a wall, try engaging young people in their environment.  Focus on issues that can tie into FVC.  School visits, libraries and shopping centres are places to start.  The summer festivals are great and should still continue, expand.

You’re seeing a momentum shift to ‘Green’ and it’s for a reason.  I’ve been voting this way because their the only party that wants to collaborate with others.

Todays generation have started a Green’ movement globally because their world is being slowly taken away from them.  The animal world on land and in the oceans is dying.  The world is on fire and nothing will be done unless huge fundamental change happens.  It’s hard work adults don’t want to do or are unwilling.  It all gets pushed on to the next generation.  When will the buck stop?

Does anyone know when the Mars colony will be ready because I’d be outta here if given the choice.

Thank you for your time!
Cory