A few people have been subtly, or not so subtly, complaining that I haven’t written much nice about the Liberals of late. Believe me, I’m been trying to come up with something nice to say about this campaign, especially as the prospect of a Harper majority becomes more and more real.<\/p>\n
While it’s really <\/em>hard to come up with anything positive to say about this campaign, I will give four reasons, on the policy front, why I don’t want to see a Harper majority.<\/p>\n 1. Gun Registry<\/strong>: This one is contentious, even for Liberals in Alberta. But the two overriding issues which drove me to the Liberal Party when I first got involved were national unity and gun control so it’s an issue I feel strongly about. Harper has said on numerous times that he’d scrap the gun registry, something which hasn’t gotten much attention, despite all the emphasis on gun violence this campaign. I detailed why I support the gun registry <\/a>a while ago. Yes, there have been cost overruns, but I still think the benefits outweigh the expenses.<\/p>\n 2. Star Wars:<\/strong> We’ve had years of debate on this, and six movies, but Harper seems to want to bring the topic of Star Wars back to the forefront. Personally, I don’t feel exceedingly strongly about this topic and I’ll agree Martin and McKenna really mishandled the announcement of the decision last spring. But the system will never work and I see very few benefits of joining<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3. Same Sex Marriage: <\/strong>Is there anyone in Canada who can honestly say that their life has gotten worse <\/a>over the past year, merely because they know that gays can legally wed in Canada? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?<\/p>\n