Waste of Time?

Well, the Canadian election is officially over. So what came out of it? Absolutely nothing. The Conservatives still have a minority government. The Liberals are still the official opposition. In my opinion, this election was a waste of our countries time and money.

Now, I am not a huge fan of politics to begin with. In fact, it straight out bores me to tears. But ever since deciding to pursue journalism as a career, I've come to realize I have to become acquainted with it. And after having to watch and listen to all the campaign commercials, watch the debates on television, discuss the election endlessly in J-School, and even attend a Haper rally with my class, I was starting to get kind of curious as to what the results would be.

Change seemed to be in the air. I heard rumours of a Conservative majority. I heard rumours of an NDP official opposition. While I won't say it kept me awake at night with excitement, it did peak my curiousity somewhat.

But after it was all said and done, we ended up with exactly what we started with. The exact same result as the election two years ago. Seems pointless to me. Maybe this is why the voting percentage is lower nowadays. It's frustrating. If I had known the end results ahead of time, I never would have taken the time out of my day to drive to the Northwest Leisure Centre and wait in line to cast my ballot.

So now where do we go from here? Harper continues to lead as best he can, not being able to really do much since he has to maneuver around the Liberals and the NDP. The NDP will continue claiming that they are a legitimate contender, even though they aren't even close. And we'll probably have another election in two years where we'll have to go through this whole song and dance again. And again. And again.