the next section, on "good governance", is mostly about ethics and stuff, and seems intended mostly to appeal to conservatives. good luck, guys: they don't swing. but, i don't really care one way or the other about most of this stuff....

i would support forcing cops to get warrants before they can eavesdrop, or get data from isps. i'm otherwise largely apathetic about privacy laws, and tend to preach individual responsibility when it comes to online behaviour. people need to stop giving the data out.

they don't mention proportional representation in the section on electoral reform. interesting. are they open to discussion about preferential ballots?

on criminal justice reform, i would support the elimination of mandatory minimums, which have largely been struck down by the courts. i would oppose solitary confinement, although i'd also support the opposite - i don't think prisoners should be forced out of their cells and into the general population if they don't want to be, either. i'm in favour of rehabilitation, where it's mentally possible. i appreciate the recognition that the gun problem mostly exists at the border.

so, i actually don't agree with any of that, either.

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that is a strong platform, in my opinion. there are some omissions, but the only point of real disagreement that i would have with them would be on immigration policy, which i don't consider to be a ballot issue.

it's a very fact-based document, and that's refreshing in a spectrum that is often driven by bad data, demagoguery and emotional manipulation.

they get almost everything right.

so, who's my local candidate, anyways?