It's times like this that I wish we had Mixed-Member Proportional Representation, so that someone in your situation could vote for the party they prefer AND for a local candidate they think will represent them the best.
A non-updated website is a big warning for me. If a candidate can't even get a team together to keep a simple website updated during an election campaign, how is he/she going to represent you and your riding effectively?
The only case I can make for him is that your vote for the Greens would give them $1.83 per year in federal funding. Given that you live in one of the safest Liberal ridings in the country, you know that Manoussi won't get in and that your vote, while seemingly wasted, might do some microscopic good to the party overall. In this case, you'd be voting for the party, not the candidate.
To be honest, though, if it were me...I'd consider other candidates in your riding, if only because of the website thing. I personally have a tough time disregarding the lacunae of a local candidate for the good of a party.
I hope the above didn't cross a line. I really, really don't want to tell you (or anyone) how to vote, which is why I tried to give one pro and one con for voting Green in Ottawa-Vanier.
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A non-updated website is a big warning for me. If a candidate can't even get a team together to keep a simple website updated during an election campaign, how is he/she going to represent you and your riding effectively?
The only case I can make for him is that your vote for the Greens would give them $1.83 per year in federal funding. Given that you live in one of the safest Liberal ridings in the country, you know that Manoussi won't get in and that your vote, while seemingly wasted, might do some microscopic good to the party overall. In this case, you'd be voting for the party, not the candidate.
To be honest, though, if it were me...I'd consider other candidates in your riding, if only because of the website thing. I personally have a tough time disregarding the lacunae of a local candidate for the good of a party.
I hope the above didn't cross a line. I really, really don't want to tell you (or anyone) how to vote, which is why I tried to give one pro and one con for voting Green in Ottawa-Vanier.