Tonto in Toronto • Blogs

There’s a lot to talk about this elections, from the inclusion of Elizabeth May (Green Party) to the fights for the second place (between Jack Layton and Dion), which doesn’t help much! Does it? In the middle of that basket May is doing better, a very good friend of mine told me last by-election that he would like to see the Green Party leader debating with the other three candidates, let’s see what’s going to happen to the Greens after this election  – I’m glad I can see all of this because  I’m very sick at home with tonsillitis , can’t go out or do much. And that’s for the last three days; only bed, sofa, papers, books, laptop and TV!

Even tough I watch the Canadian debate, and I like to understand how all the interest from their platform are presented, I didn’t want to watch the US vice-president candidates debate, it doesn’t make sense to see that.

One interesting thing was when someone sent me an email about this NGO that is spreading a song to prevent the voters to re-elect Harper with a majority government. The song is signed by a number of Canadian musicians like K-OS, Ed from Barenaked Ladies, Sarah Harmer, Hawksley Workman, Jason Collett from Broken Social Scene, and the tittle of that track is You Have a Choice and is available for free download. To listen to that song click here You have a choice.

[lang_pt]Tem muito assunto pra se falar sobre estas eleições no Canadá, da inclusão de Elizabeth May do Green Party (Partido Verde) às brigas pelo segunda posição (entre Jack Layton e Dion), oque realmente não ajuda muito. Não é verdade? No meio desta cesta May é quem está se dando melhor, um grande amigo meu disse-me que ele gostaria de ver a candidata verde debatendo na TV com  os outros quatro partidos, vamos ver oque acontece com com os verdes depois desta eleição  – Fico feliz de poder assistir a tudo isso pois estou com as amídalalite em casa, não posso sair ou fazer muita coisa. Há três dias é isso; sofá, jornal, livros, cama, laptop e TV!

Mesmo que eu tenha assistido o debate dos candidatos à posição de primeiro ministro aqui no Canadá, e gostar de tentar entender como todos os interesses de suas respectivas plataformas são apresentadas,eu não quis assistir ao debate dos candidatos à vice-presidência dos EUA a, não faz sentido assistir àquele debate.

Uma coisa interessante ocorreu durante o final de semana, alguém me repassou um email originado por uma ONG, responsável por diversas petições, mas esta ela estaria se referindo a uma música feito por artistas canadenses para prevenir os eleitores de votarem e elegerem Harper com governo majoritário. O som é assinado por um número de músicos canadenses como K-OS, Ed do Barenaked Ladies, Sarah Harmer, Hawksley Workman, Jason Collett do Broken Social Scene, e o título da música é You have a choice e está disponível para download, e na faixa. Para escutá-la clique You have a choice.[/lang_pt]There’s a lot to talk about this elections, from the inclusion of Elizabeth May (Green Party) to the fights for the second place (between Jack Layton and Dion), which doesn’t help much! Does it? In the middle of that basket May is doing better, a very good friend of mine told me last by-election that he would like to see the Green Party leader debating with the other three candidates, let’s see what’s going to happen to the Greens after this election  – I’m glad I can see all of this because  I’m very sick at home with tonsillitis , can’t go out or do much. And that’s for the last three days; only bed, sofa, papers, books, laptop and TV!

Even tough I watch the Canadian debate, and I like to understand how all the interest from their platform are presented, I didn’t want to watch the US vice-president candidates debate, it doesn’t make sense to see that.

One interesting thing was when someone sent me an email about this NGO that is spreading a song to prevent the voters to re-elect Harper with a majority government. The song is signed by a number of Canadian musicians like K-OS, Ed from Barenaked Ladies, Sarah Harmer, Hawksley Workman, Jason Collett from Broken Social Scene, and the tittle of that track is You Have a Choice and is available for free download. To listen to that song click here You have a choice.

Canadenses escolherão novo governo

Everybody in Canada is asking why there was a moment this week when was announced that the Green Party wouldn’t be allowed to show up at the ‘Prime Minister’ elections TV debate. More confusing was when suddenly NDP leader Jack Layton and Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced they wouldn’t participate in the debate if Elizabeth May, GP leader, was kept out of the ‘show’.

Is it a reason for all this soap opera to happen?

Elizabeth May is openly supporting the Liberals, and that would be the reason Layton and Harper – behind curtains – decided to stop their engines and did a ‘U’ turn by saying the opposite. It’s clear the Greens have something to say in this election (Kyoto, gas, climate change) and the population is aware of it. Maybe that was what the Green Party vehicle and Elizabeth May needed, a little free push from the 8 cylinder parties in Canada, the liberals were heavy-duty cars, and hybrids.

The elections will happen (October 14, 2008) only because Harper had called it just months after he passed the fixed-elections-date legislation, which he swore was the best way to stop governments from calling snap elections – which he just did.

Doesn’t it sound like a soap opera?

[lang_pt]

Canadenses escolherão novo governo

Todos no Canadá estão se perguntando o motivo pelo qual, neste semana, o Green Party não participaria dos debates eleitorais para ‘Primeiro Ministro’ na tv. Mais confiso ainda foi quando repentinamente os líderes do New Democratic Party, Jack Layton, e do Progressive Conservative, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, anunciaram não comparecer ao debate caso a líder dos verdes, Elizabeth May, fosse mantida fora dos debates.

Existe uma razão para toda esta novela acontecer?.

Elizabeth May é abertamente inclinada aos liberais, e isso pode ser a razão pela qual Layton e Harper – por  das cortinas – decidiram parar seus motores e retornar na direção oposta. É claro que os ‘verdes’ terão algo pra dizer nestas eleições (Kyoto, petróleo, mudança climática) e a população está ciente disso.

Talvez fosse esse o combustível necessário para que o veículo do Green Party e Elizabeth May precisassem, um empurraõzinho gratuito do possantes partidos de ‘oito cilindros’ no Canadá,os liberais são veículos para todos os terrenos, e híbridos.

As eleições irão acontecer (14 de outubro, 2008) pois Harper as chamou meses depois de ter passado  a legislação para data fixa de eleição, que ele jurou ser a melhor forma de parar governos que tenham em mente clamar uma eleição de última hora – exatamente aquilo feito por ele.

Isto soa como uma boa novela? Não é verdade?[/lang_pt]

Canadenses escolherão novo governo

Everybody in Canada is asking why there was a moment this week when was announced that the Green Party wouldn’t be allowed to show up at the ‘Prime Minister’ elections TV debate. More confusing was when suddenly NDP leader Jack Layton and Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced they wouldn’t participate in the debate if Elizabeth May, GP leader, was kept out of the ‘show’.

Is it a reason for all this soap opera to happen?

Elizabeth May is openly supporting the Liberals, and that would be the reason Layton and Harper – behind curtains – decided to stop their engines and did a ‘U’ turn by saying the opposite. It’s clear the Greens have something to say in this election (Kyoto, gas, climate change) and the population is aware of it. Maybe that was what the Green Party vehicle and Elizabeth May needed, a little free push from the 8 cylinder parties in Canada, the liberals were heavy-duty cars, and hybrids.

The elections will happen (October 14, 2008) only because Harper had called it just months after he passed the fixed-elections-date legislation, which he swore was the best way to stop governments from calling snap elections – which he just did.

Doesn’t it sound like a soap opera?