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Smid
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,151
Australia


« on: September 18, 2008, 10:47:11 PM »

Is there space for me? If you're putting it together as a generic scenario for download, I'm happy to be an option players can pick...

Available Parties:

Liberal
Conservative
NDP
Bloc
Green
Marijuana
CHP
Marxist-Leninist
Canadian Action
Progressive Canadian
Libertarian *
Independent

* I'll always play as Libertarian or some other tiny party not to interfere with the major party battles.

Personal Info

Title: The Hon
First Name: John
Last Name: Smid
Home: Calgary West
Funds: Gerneric Tory
Blurb: Fresh-faced up-and-comer or inexperienced hack?
Age: 28
Party: Tory
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From one to five - I'll try not to be too biased on myself.
Leadership: 3
Integrity: 4
Experience: 2
Issue Familiarity: 3
Charisma: 4
Stamina: 5
Debating: 4
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From -2 (bad-- Stephen Harper) to 2 (good-- Quebecois)
French Bonus: -2
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Crusaders: optional - Some generic Tory Crusaders for me.
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Constituency: optional-- if you choose to give me a constituency, I'll write you in as candidate in that constituency without changing starting poll numbers. Calgary West.

Issues:

@issue position descriptions
// left to right, 1 - 5

//Aboriginal Affairs
Full self-government. Large government funding and programs.
Increase self-government and federal funding to native groups.
Moderate federal funding. Limited self-government.
Treat all Canadians equally.
Abolish reservations!
@

//Business Tax
Significantly increase business taxation.
Increase business taxation.
Keep business tax cuts in latest budget.
Reduce business taxation.
Significantly reduce business taxation.
@

//Government Ethics
Create a Ministry of Government Honesty.
More Auditor-General funding, independent ethics commissioner and Federal Accountability Act.
Independent ethics commissioner and Federal Accountability Act.
Government transparency is fine the way it is.
We need less government transparency.
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//Crime
Minimal sentencing for criminals.
Rehabilitation and prevention, not punishment for criminals.
We need a balanced system with harsher penalties for repeat offenders.
Add more law enforcement officers, increase minimum sentencing, and dangerous offender registry.
Very harsh punishment for criminals. Reinstate the death penalty!
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//Parliament and Senate
Proportional representation combined with constituency-based MPs.
More free votes, referendums, and start exploring a Triple-E Senate.
Review current electoral system. Look at democratizing Senate.
Make some changes to allow more free votes.
Make the government less democratic!
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//Education
Education is a right! Make university free.
Reduce tuition fees with increased federal funds for education.
Some new funding for education.
Tuition grants with some new funding to promote research.
No federal funding for post-secondary education - it is a provincial responsibility.
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//Trade
Dismantle free trade agreements and increase tariffs on foreign goods.
Stand up to the U.S. and the World Trade Organization on issues like softwood lumber!
Approach open markets with caution.
More free trade, and remove inter-provincial trade barriers.
All markets should be open!
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//Gun Control
We need more gun control! The gun registry is not enough.
Cap cost of gun registry, focus on crime prevention.
Maintain registry, but cap the costs and initiate a public inquiry into overruns.
Get rid of gun registry, hire more Mounties!
Get rid of gun registry, and reduce other forms of gun control.
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//Immigration
Immigration is great, 1 million a year needed!
Immigration is great, import 1% of population a year. Fast-track immigrant families.
Current levels of immigration are appropriate.
Reduce immigration while focusing on immigrants with needed skills and better integration.
Significantly reduce immigration!
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//Environment
The environment must be our top national priority.
We need more legislation to protect the environment. Go beyond Kyoto in reducing greenhouse emissions.
Implement Kyoto. Tax incentives for clean technologies.
Kyoto is too much. Use tax incentives to reduce pollution. Economic policies take precedent over environmental concerns.
The environment is fine, global warming is based on highly questionable science.
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//Illegal Substances
Focus on harm reduction for other illegal substances, fully decriminalize marijuana.
Focus on harm reduction for other illegal substances, decriminalize simple marijuana possession.
Don't make any changes to current drug laws.
Toughen laws for illegal substances, increase enforcement.
Canada needs a war on drugs.
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//Defence
Drastically cut defence expenditures.
Decrease defence spending.
Keep defence spending the same.
Increase the defence budget.
We need to significantly increase our defence budget to meet new threats.
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//Foreign Aid
Our entire foreign policy should be focused on foreign aid.
0.7% of GDP should go towards poverty relief in other countries. Look at forgiving some foreign debts.
Increase foreign aid, look at forgiving selective foreign debts.
Keep foreign aid where it is.
Countries should rely on individual donors for aid.
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//Personal Tax
Increase income tax for wealthy.
No increase in income tax, use budget surplus for social programs.
Reduce income tax using budget surplus.
Reduce income tax, cut the GST.
Significantly reduce personal taxes.
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//Provincial Powers
Significantly increase federal control.
Increase federal control.
Keep federal and provincial powers as they are.
Devolve some powers to the provinces.
Provinces should operate like semi-independent states, with their own international hockey teams.
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//Health Care
Healthcare should be 100% public!
Publicly financed and delivered health care is a fundamental right.
//Recognize Allow existing private health clinics, discourage further privatization.
Follow existing targets for reducing wait times for medical procedures, keep commitment to public health care.
Establish maximum acceptable wait times, even if it means using outside jurisdictions.
Increase privatization of health care.
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//Same-Sex Marriage
//Draft legislation defining marriage as between two persons.
Take action against religious figures who refuse to marry same-sex couples.
Same-sex marriage is a fundamental human right. Protect Bill C-38.
Same-sex marriage is a settled issue. Let Bill C-38 stand.
Allow free vote in Commons on whether to overturn Bill C-38.
Many Canadians are not happy with same-sex marriage. Hold a national referendum to decide the definition of marriage.
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//Families
Follow Plato's Republic - the state should raise all children!
National public day care system to ensure quality child care.
Allow public and private day care systems.
Tax incentives for stay-at-home parents and choice in daycare delivery.
Large tax incentiveves for stay at home parents coupled with large child tax credit.
@
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Smid
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,151
Australia


« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2008, 12:01:43 AM »

Calgary West? Easy way out, eh, choosing an Alberta riding? Wink

Actually, I was thinking the opposite. It makes it harder. If I ran in a Tory Vancouver riding, it might give me a boost in other marginal ridings in Vancouver.

I chose this electorate for personal reasons.
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