Canada

I have no illusions about Justin Trudeau, but on the other hand I liked his father's patriotism. (Some called Pierre a commie but he wasn't anything near.) I imagine that Justin learned a bit from that kind of nurturing, and as some women of my acquaintance have been saying, he's a bit of a wild card - his mother doesn't easily fit a political niche either. Primarily I'm happy to be finally rid of that evil corporate lackey, Steven Harper. Whatever a Trudeau leadership will bring us, I don't think he'll just fuck Canada over at big oil, big banks, big war's bidding.

I don't expect my individual vote to "matter", and will happily vote my choice in whatever riding, whatever circumstances - and I do vote strategically. In my riding it was a no-brainer. But whether or not my candidate wins isn't the end of the story. I'm not the type to cast a vote for what I've been told is to be the "sure winner", just to be on the "winning" side. I'll piss right into the wind if e.g. it means aiming at Harper, regardless of the splashback.