don't worry, it's the last one.

so the more and more i understand this whole election process, the more and more i get frustrated with it. so there are 4 candidates (party "leaders") and then there are riding, kind of like community, candidates. so, really, who are they? why are their names even on the ballots? regardless of what riding candidate you vote for, the big picture is you are voting for the leaders. the riding candidates are basically just puppets. their job is to deal with our, the communities, problems following the ideology of the party. i just found it sort of redundant to look at my ballot and not recognize the names on it.

for example, what if you met and don't like the person in your riding that is supporting the party of your choice? then pretty much, you're screwed, right? because you wouldn't vote for another party. not a damn chance. then what? you don't vote? see what i'm saying? you watch the debates, you read the papers, you listen to the leaders. they are the ones dictating and deciding what the party has to offer and what they "plan" to accomplish. it would be nice for the riding candidates to come around and meet the people, which you think they would want to do, but it doesn't always happen. regardless who the riding candidate is, your vote is for the leader.

anyway. that's that.