mulcair is backpedaling on the corporate tax rate this afternoon. the truth is that there's never been a left-wing ndp government elected anywhere, ever. they consistently end up further right than the liberals once they actually get in power.

more change in canadian politics happens through the court system than the political system. the three parties are almost exactly the same, with the liberals coming out furthest left on some social issues. activists need to focus on protests and legal challenges. the best message voters can send is low turnout. if we can get turnout to 30%, it might change the spectrum a little.

there was a time when john manley was considered to be on the left of the liberal party. he was responsible for reversing the paul martin budget cuts when he took over as finance minister. i don't think he's really the boogeyman he's being presented as, here.

and, the minimum wage is for federal workers; canada doesn't have a federal minimum wage, it's set by the provinces. this is the first time i've seen it presented dishonestly.

there are specific ridings where there are good mps running - most of them liberals - that i wouldn't advocate non-voting in.

but, the ndp slate is mostly zombie candidates that will do whatever party headquarters dictates. and, that is going to be a very right-wing agenda.

i have to broadly advocate not voting in this election.