1. Federal Election 2011
Name: Cole Broughton
1. What is the date of the federal election? May 2nd______
a. Who do you believe will be our next PM? ___Harper____
b. Why? Because he wasn’t the one who brought our 4th
election is 7 years.
2. What riding do you live in? _______Wetaskawin____
3. List the people who are running for Member of Parliament in
your riding, along with their party affiliation and the party leader.
Candidate Party Party Leader
Blaine Calkins Conservative Harper
Christpher Anderson Liberals Ignatief
Robert Johnston Green Party Elizabeth Mae
Tim Robson NDP Jack Layton
3. Based on what you have learned the last 2 classes, where do you think
you fall on the political and economic spectrum (right or left?) Why do you
think this – what ideas make the most sense?
I believe that I fall on the right side of the spectrum, but more towards the
middle. I believe I fall in this category, because I am welcome for change
but I do not exceptionally want it all the time. (Or I could fall as far left as
communism.)

2. 4. Complete the Vote Compass survey on the CBC website to find out
its recommendation for which party platform you most support
(according to their question set).
Paste 2 screenshots below of your position on the economic and political
spectrum.
a. Your overall left vs. right position.
b. Choose 3 issues to set as “important” and recalculate your position.

3. 5. Go to the Globe and Mail’s website and read through Party Platforms
highlights on 10 key issues for Canadians.
a. If you were able to vote in this election which party would you vote
for and why? You must, make reference to 3 key issues written
about in the Globe and the component of your party’s platform you
most agree with. Explanations of why these ideas appeal and make
sense to you must be included.
If I had the ability to vote in the election I would vote Conservative
over the other possible parties we have in the Wetaskawin riding.
The reasoning as to why I would conservative would be because of
the party’s idea to spend more money into the Defense of our
nation, such as purchasing and design new fighter planes like the
F-35 strike fighter. Canada has never had a big military and I
always felt it was better for us to be better prepared in case a war
broke out. The Conservative party also wants to scrap the long gun
registry. I never felt that the registry was needed; it has not been a
huge problem with the registry not in place since 2006. Lastly the
conservative party wants to help local farmers, they plan on doing
this by allowing for more research so that farmers can get a better
crop yield without sacrificing the benefits of the crop.