The Problem with Parties in Canada

On October 14, Canadians went to the polls, mostly out of free will, to decide which candidate they thought would do the least-worst job of running the nation. The problem is, many Canadians do not have any real representation in parliament, despite voting in large numbers. There are many great examples of this:

The Christian Heritage Party is the only social conservative party in Canada. They are the only pro-life (the only ones who will even regulate abortion at all) and the only pro-straight marriage party. 40% of Canadians are pro-life, 70% would like to see some regulation. The problem is, no sitting party in the House of Commons is willing to take a conservative stance on these issues. Now, there are some socons sitting with the Liberal and Conservative parties, but often their leaders will tell them to put their conscience away and vote how they are told. That's not democracy. That's the same one-party policies used in countries like China. That is not how Canadians are supposed to conduct politics. If you are against having abortions one day before birth, the CHP is literally the only party that can represent you.

Now, I'm not just going to rant about the CHP. I thought I'd give the Libertarian Party a chance as well. Currently, Canada's government takes in more than one third of all of the nation's money through taxes. The Libertarian Party is the only party in Canada willing to abolish the free health care system. They are the only party who will privatize things such as education. They are the only party that believes taxation is theft. I would not go as far as to say that, but, if you are voting for the Conservative party because you want smaller government, you might as well be voting Liberal.

Another Party that I would like to see with some seats is the Canadian Action Party. They are the only anti-globalist party. They are anti-interventionist, anti free-trade, anti-America, anti- UN (for the most part) and anti-globalist: basically anti-anything outside of the border. Some could argue that these guys could join the isolationist faction of the NDP, but these guys are way more extreme. We should give them a few seats in the HoC, possible build a border fence around them.

I didn't really want to start cheering for the communists, but I guess I gotta give all third parties a chance, so I'll make this short. We have two communist parties in Canada (three if you include the NDP, but let's not) the Marxist Leninists, and the Communist Party. Personally, I don't see why they don’t just merge. But I digress. If you are a communist in Canada, the NDP is the only party really representing you, and even they like private ownership.

So what's the problem with Democracy? None of the parties in power should be, and all of those that should be in power aren't. Really, what's the point of the Conservative Party? Of course I'd rather them than the Liberals, but they really aren't much different. Instead, they should be abolished and the members should join one of three parties: Christian Heritage Party if you’re a social conservative, Libertarian Party If you are a fiscal/economic conservative, or the Liberal Party if you are neither. The CHP can also absorb the People's Political Power Party. The leftist parties should completely re-sort themselves: the Liberals who are far left should go to the NDP, the Liberals who are centrist should stay in the Liberal Party while absorbing the Progressive Canadian Party. The NDP, Greens, AAEV Party, Radical Marijuana should merge, and the two communists should merge. Every other party can stay as it is.

Then, the Canadian parties would be as follows:

-Christian Heritage Party
-Libertarian Party
-Centrist (Conservatives and Liberals) Party
-Far Left Coalition
-Marxist-Communist Party
-Canadian Action Party;
-and all of the separatist/one issue/joke parties.

This way, the combined parties could use all of their gained candidates to run in EVERY electoral district. Sounds like a much better plan, no?

What say you?