Page
      5
      October
      2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OPINION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Election
      time
     
     
      begs
      a
      question
     
     
      of
      how
      to
      vote
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Question
      of
      whether
      to
      vote
      as
      an
      Islander
     
     
      or
      as
      a
      Canadian
      arises
      on
      province
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      are
      you,
      an
      Islander
      or
      a
      Canadian?
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      probably
      not
      a
      question
      you’ve
      thought
      about
      often,
     
     
      but
      maybe
      you
      should.
      Especially
      around
      election
      time.
     
    

    
     
      What
      is
      meant
      by
      this
      is,
      when
      you
      stand
      before
      the
      bal-
     
     
      lot,
      thinking
      about
      who
      you
      should
      mark
      an
      X
      beside,
      are
     
     
      you
      thinking
      about
      your
      province
      or
      your
      country?
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      no
      wrong
      answer,
      really.
      One’s
      allegience
      is
     
     
      completely
      subjective,
      and
      often,
      not
      so
      black
      and
      white.
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      is
      a
      prime
      example
      of
      the
      voting
     
    

    
     
      process
      at
      its
      best.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      political
      analysts
      would
      tell
      Islanders
      it
      would
      be
     
     
      wise
      to
      elect
      a
      Conservative
      candidate,
      but
      the
      Liberal
     
     
      party
      has
      time
      and
      time
      again
      proven
      to
      have
      a
      significant
     
     
      stronghold
      on
      the
      Island
      voters.
     
    

    
     
      To
      date,
      P.E.I.’s
      representative
      in
      Parliament
      is
      New
     
     
      Glasgow,
      N.S.
      golden
      child
      Peter
      McKay,
      while
      our
      three
     
     
      (with
      one
      vacant
      seat)
      MPs
      fight
      with
      the
      opposition.
     
    

    
     
      Nonetheless,
      Islanders
      up
      to
      this
      point
      have
      been
      more
     
     
      than
      pleased
      with
      their
      Liberal
      elects,
      and
      this
      reflects
      the
     
     
      Island
      majority’s
      sense
      to
      vote
      for
      what
      they
      know.
     
    

    
     
      Despite
      Prime
      Minister
      Stephen
      Harper’s
      point
      that
      the
     
     
      Island
      needs
      an
      Islander
      in
      Ottawa,
      the
      Conservatives
      are
     
     
      faced
      with
      an
      uphill
      battle.
     
    

    
     
      P.E.I.
      is
      Liberal
      territory
      and
      in
      at
      least
      two
      ridings
      the
     
     
      Liberal
      stronghold
      has
      no
      sign
      of
      letting
      up.
      Lawrence
     
     
      MacAulay
      has
      established
      himself
      well
      in
      Ottawa,
      and
      has
     
     
      won
      the
      favour
      of
      many
      of
      this
      within
      his
      riding.
     
    

    
     
      Shawn
      Murphy,
      as
      evident
      in
      the
      recent
      debate
      held
      at
     
     
      UPEI,
      is
      not
      done
      yet,
      and
      still
      has
      a
      lot
      of
      fight
      in
      him.
     
    

    
     
      Again
      the
      question
      of
      whether
      or
      not
      to
      vote
      as
      an
     
     
      Islander
      or
      a
      Canadian
      needs
      to
      be
      asked.
     
    

    
     
      How
      beneficial
      would'a
      Conservative
      be
      in
      Ottawa,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      assuming
      the
      Conservatives
      find
      themselves
      in
      the
      driver’s
      _
     
    
   
   
    
     
      seat
      again
      mid-October?
     
    

    
     
      Or
      is
      it
      better
      to
      stick
      with
      those
      who
      have
      consistently
     
     
      proven
      themselves
      as
      willing
      to
      take
      a
      stand
      for
      the
      Island?
     
    

    
     
      Which
      way
      is
      better
      for
      P.E.I?
     
    

    
     
      Which
      way
      is
      better
      for
      Canada?
     
    

    
     
      Are
      we
      all
      Islanders,
      or
      Canadians?
     
    

    
     
      Whatever
      happens
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      election,
      P-E.I.
      is
     
     
      going
      to
      have
      an
      interesting
      four
      years.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      B.C.
      Liberals:
      big
      mistake
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      VICTORIA
      (CUP)
      --
      The
     
     
      B.C.
      provincial
      government
     
     
      has
      made
      a
      significant
      cut
     
     
      to
      post-secondary
      education
     
     
      funding,
      translating
      into
      a
     
     
      2.6
      per
      cent
      budget
      cut
      per
     
     
      school.
     
    

    
     
      In
      Nanaimo,
      Malaspina
     
     
      University-College
      plans
      to
     
     
      make
      up
      for
      their
      losses
     
     
      through
      layoffs
      and
      cutting
     
     
      programs,
      while
      on
      the
     
     
      mainland,
      Vancouver
     
     
      Community
      College
      will
     
     
      lose
      $5.8
      million.
      That's
      36
     
     
      instructors
      and
      programs
      for
     
     
      1,000
      students.
     
    

    
     
      The
      government
      says
      the
     
     
      cuts
      were
      made
      because
     
    
   
   
    
     
      funding
      cuts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      a
      booming
      economy
     
     
      where
      jobs
      are
      available,
     
     
      post-secondary
      enrolment
     
     
      has
      dropped.
     
    

    
     
      But
      the
      cyclical
      economy
     
     
      is
      already
      showing
      signs
      of
     
     
      slowing
      down
      and
      as
      seen
     
     
      before,
      enrolment
      goes
      up
     
     
      in
      times
      of
      an
      economic
     
     
      slump.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Liberal
      government
      is
     
     
      making
      a
      big
      mistake.
     
    

    
     
      With
      the
      federal
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      running
      a
      $10
      billion
     
     
      surplus
      the
      B.C.
      Liberals
     
     
      should-have
      been
      trying
      to
     
     
      reach
      into
      their
      deep
      pock-
     
     
      ets
      to
      help
      improve
      post-
     
     
      secondary
      education
     
    
   
   
    
     
      instead.
     
    

    
     
      But
      yet
      again
      our
      colleges
     
     
      and
      universities
      we
      will
     
     
      have
      to
      play
      catch-up
      with
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      Canada
      and
      the
     
     
      world.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editorial
      by
      Kristian
      Dart,
     
     
      Nexus
      (Camosun
      College)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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