Excuse me sir, but I (along with most Canadians) firmly disagree with you on your stance on the per-vote subsidy! First and foremost, this is Canada , not the USA ! No matter how much you'd like Canada to privatize everything, our elections and votes cannot be bought! I think the entire idea of doing things the American way is very much a step in the wrong direction. The fact is that asking Canadians to donate to political parties (that are already paid for in our taxes) out of our own pockets is crazy. It’s just making Canadians pay for the elections a second time (we’ll be paying the same amount in taxes whether that subsidy is there or not). With American elections it always seems that he who raises the most money, has the funds to campaign the most and thus gets the vote. The last thing the world needs is another country doing things that way! That is not Democracy! I completely disagree with you when you suggest that raising funds via large numbers of small donors (or corporate donors I'm sure) is better than the per-vote subsidies we already have in place. I also completely disagree with you when you said that "The public firmly supports the government's position on the political subsidy" in your interview with Peter Mansbridge on 'The National' last night. It's exactly these type of comments that put you at odds with the majority of Canadians, you just don't get it! By the way, how are those people doing who took your advice when you said they had 'good investment opportunities' during your election campaign? Wake up! Listen to the voters and make some conscious decisions!
Sincerely,
Craig Cooper
Golden , BC
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