Comments on: PPCA Statement Regarding Party Registration Status (AKA: Good News, Everyone!)

By: Pirate Party of Canada gains party status | News | National Post

Pirate Party of Canada gains party status | News | National Post — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:48:20 +0000

[...] From their site: After ten months of dedication and hard work, we have reached eligible status, which only leaves a 60-day “purgatory” period. After that, we will field candidates in subsequent federal elections, and begin the real work of a political party. This day wouldn’t have arrived without you, the people of Canada. When we sent out the call for forms, you answered. Boy, did you answer. With the bare minimum of 250 forms being reached in such a short amount of time, we were shocked to see the confirmation forms all in within the space of a month. Sweden’s Pirate Party is the most successful in the world, it is currently the third-largest party in that country by membership and has two seats in the European parliament. [...]

By: Frederick Thornton

Frederick Thornton — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:36:34 +0000

To those worried about splitting up the leftist vote, do not worry. Nearly half of the electorate did not vote in the last election. Why? Well, for a number of reasons but the one I hear more often than not is a sense of apathy as both the Libs and the Cons feed out of the same hand,the corporate and economic elite. And the NDP has been futily trying to present themselves as a mainstream party, and the Greens has been trying to steal votes from the NDP. No-one is taking into account that there are all these votes out there that are not being used. All these voters who feel the traditional parties have failed them. These are whom the PPCA needs to direct its campaigning to. And here are some ideas to utilize in your campaign.

-Getting rid of the politicians ‘golden handshake’, why should they get a better pension plan than the average Canadian.

-Electoral reform, the first past the post elections in Canada are what keep the two major parties in canada in control and is an antiquated form of democracy, it also gives more power to a voter in Quebec or PEI more than a voter in Ontario. Proportional representation is the way to go

-more ways to vote;ie internet voting using 28 bit encryption, if it is safe for the banks to use then it should be safe for elections Canada, and allows the elderly to not have to leave home and the younger generations who can’t be bothered to go to a polling station would embrace voting online

A party that promotes these ideas will be the party that gets my vote.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:19:11 +0000

Congratulations!
There was a teenage pirate radio broadcaster who might be interested in this news, too.
He was transmitting on 91.9 FM in Ottawa south, during October 18th 2009 until January 20th 2010,
Keep up the good work.
Thanks.

By: André Rosa

André Rosa — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:01:31 +0000

Congratulations!!

André

By: alios

alios — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:07:10 +0000

Greetings from Münster/Germany!

By: Maxx

Maxx — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:54:18 +0000

Ahoi pirates in Canada,

congrats, join the movement and fight for a free internet and civil rights.
Worldwide.

Greets from bavaria, germany!

By: shampoo

shampoo — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:54:14 +0000

Nice work, greetings from germany

By: Max

Max — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:49:11 +0000

Congratulations!

By: sonya

sonya — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:39:01 +0000

my only issue with voting for separate minor party’s is that with the already large division between party’s currently running, it creates an even bigger issue for which party gets to be pm.

The last election 40 some odd percent of Canadian’s didn’t even vote, giving the conservative party’s the upper hand.

On the last poll, I noticed that the majority of Canada, (in the 60%’s) didn’t support the conservatives. the votes were spread out through out the party’s. Sadly the conservatives still had the majority in the poll because of this.

By adding a separate party, for this one issue, like the marijuana party be aiding the conservatives for support votes?this is my one and only concern.

perhaps we need to also raise this as an issue with other party’s. : ) Get some more voices heard for what Canadian’s want to see regarding our future laws.!!
Freedom of sharing! <3

By: David

David — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:06:58 +0000

Congratulations from Madrid (Spain)!