Change: If not now, then when?

The beauty of a democracy is the fact that any person gifted with the desire and calling to do so can rise up into the rank of the politician. Why have we failed to see the true change we need in this world? Because we lack the political will, that is all. We have gotten too comfortable in our assumptions of what a politician should be and how they should act and how they should look. We assume that by picking this comfortable old form of politician we gain security in the stability of our country. Well, have you looked around?
Our rights are under attack, we no longer have the longest undefended border in the world and Parliament is considering a bill that would require the tracking and tracing of the online activity of every Canadian and makes it accessible to law enforcement agencies without the need for a court approved warrant, investigation of your personal correspondence, online shopping and web searches available to be scoured for the mere suspicion of guilt. Nothing short of an attack on our charter rights and where is the voice of the official opposition? They're more busy posturing to force an election over a budget matter but this vile attack on the rights of the Canadian people goes on unquestioned?!
Einstein said that to repeat the same experiment and expect different results is madness and I ask you Canada, do you like the results? My name is Kris Oud and I want to be your Prime Minister.
I see the ability to build a more secure society by creating universal post-secondary education, by ending the drug war and taking steps to eliminate poverty. I want to see the Charter of Rights and Freedoms being treated as a sacred document which is expanded upon, not shrunk. It is not just some sheet of words to be ignored by those who rule. I see a more vibrant democracy by giving Canadians a say in how their tax money is spent on budget day and by replacing the senate with the right of the people to call a referendum on any piece of legislation. I dream of a world where we consider both the economic cost of our actions as well as the human costs.