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In response to "I'd support having the opposition crumble the government at this point." by Beryllium

Well, to be fair, the vast majority of Canadians do not support the subsidy.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Nov 27 '08, 07:31

Especially that the Bloc gets the vasdt majority of their funding from it.

This move is viciously political, however a policy argument can be made. "Canadians should have the right to choose who they support financially."

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Whether you think the subsidy is a good idea or not, I don't see how that argument plays into it. - Reagen Nov 27, 07:34 13
- Because the majority of Canadians, if given a direct choice, may support a political party, but wouldn't give a dime to them. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 27, 07:38 12
  - It's also a way to ensure that not only the parties that appeal to the richest will get funding - Guigue Nov 27, 07:47 11
    - Also, your argument higher in this thread definitely has a slant against the Bloc - Guigue Nov 27, 07:50 9
      - I'm just presenting arguments that are out there. The fact that it supports a seperatist party bothers some people. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 27, 07:55 5
        
        yeah, but part of democracy is having to live with the crap you don't like. -- nm - mafic Nov 27, 07:59 3
        
        For sure, but that doesn't make the debate less valid either, right? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 27, 08:01 2
        
        no, but "I don't like that other people's votes subsidize a party I don't like." isn't a reason to scrap the system either. -- nm - mafic Nov 27, 08:02
        
        It makes the argument less valid -- nm - Guigue Nov 27, 08:02
        
        Every party bothers some people - Guigue Nov 27, 07:58
      - I don't like the Bloc either, but if we want money in this program to not go to them, other parties should have policies that appeal better to Quebec - Reagen Nov 27, 07:52 2
        
        Honestly, this election is evidence that many Quebecois won't vote for the federalist parties no matter how good their Quebec positions are. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 27, 08:00
        
        Agreed. They're the last party I would have voted for in the last election, but I don't like this way of taking funding away -- nm - Guigue Nov 27, 07:55
    - Oh absolutely that is what this is. To be fair however, the Tories are giving up $10 million of the $30 million themselves. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 27, 07:49
It's not about supporting a party, it's about supporting a democracy. And through paying taxes, every taxpayer funds something they disagree with. -- nm - Roger More Nov 27, 07:34
I don't want to have to support a party. In fact, I'd like to swing the other way - ban private funding. - Beryllium Nov 27, 07:32 1
- That's fine. I'm just saying that there's a decent argument from a purely policy position against it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 27, 07:34

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