What do you think of online voter tools?

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A Queen’s University political science professor is concerned a popular online voter quiz tool doesn’t give people reliable advice.

Do you believe the Liberal's coalition claims?


Full story: CBC's voter quiz tool flawed, prof says

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It is a damaged gadget, and should not be aloud, I see it more as a brain washing tool,I find it would only miss lead people, and that is the only reason it is existing,is to lure people to vote liberal,and some people are gullible. it does need to be removed.
wanda, 2011-04-24 01:02:30

I just got annoyed with the lack of online voting tools so I went ahead and created one. I'm the guy who did the entire federal travel and hospitality government expenses project. The voting tool is at http://www.votingtoday.ca and will be used to demonstrate the demand for online voting as well as analyze any voting trends among online voters and see how elections might be influenced by it. Please promote this pilot project!

Thanks,

Drew
Drew Mcpherson, 2011-04-17 15:19:38

People who think there votes count in an FTP system are severely dillusional. What's the point
Austin, 2011-04-08 17:58:52

If the tool was created by a former Conservative volunteer, I'm sure the CBC would have rejected it claiming a conflict of interest. Anyone else notice that CBC did not disclose that the creator was a former Liberal volunteer until other media outlets found out? No surprise considering CBC's past of underhandedly helping the Liberal cause.
Tim, 2011-04-07 15:12:47

Did this test twice using totally different answers. Both times it defaulted to Liberal. I was shocked that CBC would involved in this apparent fraudulant exercise.
B.Mack, 2011-04-03 21:16:43

This story is nothing more than a conservative leaning news agency slandering a liberal leaning one. If you want to check out the voter tool on CBC do so, see what it says and move on. As an adult you are supposed to be able to examine the various parties, policy platforms and judge their actions in government...if you need one website or another to tell you how to vote, maybe you arent grown up enough to vote in the first place.
John, 2011-04-01 22:40:21

All well and done, it's our duty to become informed. We live in a democratic country and as such we should be prepare to be responsible citizens... voting in all elections should be whats right. Consider that maybe its time that it be law and if you do not go the polls to vote you will get a fine, ( or have to pay a penalty tax) now thats Conservative for you. Sure the online quiz tool maybe interesting but listen and read about government information from several sources. Thank's to the internet we now have a greater source. But people can not be lazy or wishy washy about their responsibility in participate with all citizens that we end up withe the best possible elected representatives. It's our government we are the employer.Vote, vote, get informed (it's not that difficult) .
Gerald Tibbits, 2011-04-01 19:54:30

An on-line voters' tool that came from an unbiased source would be great.

But, one that comes from a morally decrepit organization such as the CBC has to always be suspect. That unconscionable drain on the public has such a left wing bias that no one can believe any word or thing it produces without sceptically comparing it to rational and reasonable sources.

The CBC should, in some manner, be severely sanctioned for this out and out touting of the Liberal party through its deception of those foolish enough to to place any credulity in such a despicable organization.
Father Lawrence Winslow, 2011-04-01 18:41:22

JPrice. CBC has commented on the application. Yes, it is in defense of it, but it is in their news too. Funny thing though, it was this site that directed me to it.
Don, 2011-04-01 18:01:23

There are people in the middle east fighting for the right to vote, and here in Canada were we have the right to vote, there are people who refuse to vote, making up some stupid excuse not to vote. People who don't vote are people who enjoy keeping their head in the sand like the fools they are. It is these same people who do the most complaining. To those people, I say pack up your bags and head to the closes dictatorship where you will feel more comfortable. If you really loved this country you would take every opportunity to vote. When you do not vote you allow others to make the choices for you. Having the ability to vote is such a gift and priveledge. We have to remember there was a time in Canada were black people, and women could not vote. These people have fought and have made enormous personal scarfices to hand the future generations this gift and the way we thank them is to spit in their faces by inventing stupid excuses of why we should not vote. If they knew that the future generations were going to reward them with a spit in the face, do you think they would have made the effort?

This is not only about women or black people but for all people, those of us whose Grand-parents, parents who fled Europe to seek a better life without Kings, and Miltary Dictators, all that effort that our forefathers put into building Canada in to what it is today will be for nothing if we are to lazy to mark an, "X," on a ballot and we put little value on the vote.
Jean - Francois, 2011-04-01 17:41:32

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