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July 29, - Two undecided voters talk to Information
Morning's Don Connolly about
their choices. (runs 8:52)
July 29, 2:07 p.m. - On The Job Training Dr. Hamm must be feeling confident. It’s hard to believe voters would elect as premier someone as young as Danny Graham. Leading a province is not the kind of job to be entrusted to an inexperienced person. It is not an entry level position! Meanwhile, the NDP have a proven ability to ruin economies. It should be no contest! - Ross Lindsay
It would be a wise thought to voters in Nova Scotia to take a close look at which MLAs need another term for pension. I do realize some, and I do say some, deserve it. But if you look closely, most of the axe wielders are drawing moths and not working for the voters, but the party. I believe if you elect a person for his/her own being as a sound thinker, that person should be allowed to cast the vote their riding is in favour for, not what the party leader thinks. The way it stands now, if the elected representative votes in favor of the people who elected him, and this is most likely to be against the leaders thoughts, he/she becomes a backbencher mighty fast. Look at all the false promises we have had in the last four years,
now, we all read and hear how good it is. As for the fuel rebates,
why stop at the lowest income bracket, doesn't the middle and
top bracket pay taxes to? The highways are deplorable all over
the province. If -- the small but mighty word that it is -- all
the voters vote with a clear object in mind, such as why pay pension
to most MLAs who already draw a pension from other government
positions, why stand back and see who's friend got the soft newly
created positions for the government? Why raise taxes on cigarettes
when the tax goes into general revenue, which is where the government
gets your health dollars. If, 10 per cent per year stop smoking,
where will the funds come from in 10 years to assist health care? Anyway, I would just like to finish by saying, vote and vote with a clear thought in mind. By the way, my Maggie is so taxed to death in the last 40 years by the reigning parties I'm too broke to put gas in my car. - R.D. Kellock, Pictou East
July 29, 8:14 p.m. - Political Quandary I wish I could say that I had a religious conversion in respect to my voting habits, but I think that the same old tired message from the Liberal and Tories, at both the provincial and federal levels, have got me seriously considering voting NDP. When I approach the ballot box on election day, I will be reflecting on almost 40 years of voting either Liberal or Tory. I will also be recalling all the promises that both the old line parties seem to keep regurgitating every election, about good governance, political accountability, and the changes they are going to make to give the little guy a break. If, on election day I decide to put my X on the line for an NDP candidate, I ask that that candidate and his party to not disappoint me by becoming the same as your predecessors. If you are unable to carry through with some of your election promises, be upfront with the electorate. Honesty and accountability is all I ask, two commitments that have been sadly missing at all levels of government in this country for a great number of years. - Malcolm Brown, Porter's Lake, NS
July 29, 10:28 p.m. – (none) I can’t vote NDP because I think they are going to have problems with their balance sheet. They cannot increase expenses, cut taxes and balance the books. The Tories’ 10 per cent tax cut is a fiasco. They have nickeled and dimed us to pieces, and the tax cut is nothing but smoke and mirrors. Hamm will not admit he’s going to stop issuing user fees. The Liberals promise to freeze user fees, and waive the tax cut which I like better than the rest. One vote for the Liberals here. - Ronnie Newell
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