A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about my concerns the Stephen Harper Conservatives were being over-run by Christian fundamentalists bent on pushing a moral agenda onto the Canadian political landscape.

We received many letters in support of those who vote with a Christian conscience, and the rights of people, no matter what their beliefs, to exercise their will and influence federal elections.

I couldn't agree more that everyone has to right to vote for whatever reason(s) triggers their engagement.

My concerns were that religious morality of any kind doesn't work in a multicultural and pluralistic society.

Just my opinion.

Last week, I aimed my typing fingers at the NDP, knowing full well I would hear about it.

Apparently, it's not a popular tactic in orange-friendly Hamilton to express concerns about certain agendas of the party.

However, I appreciate all the feedback, even if some of it included four-letter expletives lobbed in my direction, and the odd veiled threat.

One thing about the religious folk - they never call you by those names. I did have one letter writer predict impending doom for me if I left the house during a thunderstorm though, so I guess that counts as a threat so to speak.

Well I'm still here, but that may be short lived as there hasn't been a thunder and lightning storm lately.

Despite beliefs to the contrary, I can't stand any of the current political parties. I don't define myself as left, centre or right. I would say there are features of each party that I agree with. I guess that's why I'm hoping for another minority government after the votes are counted October 14.

I'm sure there will be a lot of political bantering across dinner tables this Thanksgiving weekend.

So, with the Conservatives and NDP chalked up on the old dart board, this week I'll wrap up with the federal Liberals and Greens, or as I like to call them, the Liberal-lites. What do you get when you mix green and red?

How about brown? Seems appropriate.

It's funny, when I criticized the Tories a few weeks back, I was accused of being a left-winger. When I hammered the NDP position on Afghanistan, I get called a Conservative and a 'Bush-lover'.

One thing I've never been accused of is being a Liberal.

The thing with Liberals is they stand for one thing - whatever is popular at the moment.

They also stand for entitlement. Almost every Liberal I've ever met believes they are the "natural governing party" for Canada.

That's not only arrogant, it seems a tad presumptuous, although our national history does prove the Libbys have been in power more than any other federal party.

In my lifetime, I have lived through Pierre Trudeau, a man held high as being one of the greatest Prime Ministers in our history despite the fact he almost destroyed our economy.

He was also accused of being an anti-Semite, admired fascist dictators such as Hitler and Mussolini, promoted revolution and longed for an independent and Catholic Quebec that would be home only to francophones.

"We discovered a Trudeau who was remarkably different from what we and everyone else had assumed," authors Max and Monique Nemni write in their book, Young Trudeau: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada, 1919-1944.

In his youth, he even wrote a play that many describe as clearly anti-semitic.

Jean Chretien was another Prime Minister I always despised. His arrogance was evident through his tenure, and the public found out just how deep his sense of party privilege went during the sponsorship scandal.

Even Paul Martin, who I actually thought was a decent man, slams Mr. Chretien in his autobiography, Hell or High Water, set to be published shortly after the election.

When Mr. Chretien finally let go of power, he left a big steaming pile of dung on Mr. Martin's desk. The party has never recovered, and Stephane Dion will pay the price after next Tuesday, Oct. 14.

As for the Greens... well I will admit that I voted for them in many previous elections. I liked the fact that they were for the environment, but also for good fiscal management of the economy.

But when leader Elizabeth May suggested she would prefer Mr. Dion as Prime Minister, I had to wonder what she was actually doing when she cried and moaned about not being in the televised debates. The Liberal Party's hand is apparently pulling her strings, which is sad.

What I will say in general is this - I am encouraged by the amount of passionate responses to my recent columns on the various political parties. It makes me believe that people are truly engaged in this election, and I hope that fervor translates into a high voter turnout October 14.

Writing a column is one thing. But it's your vote, and that's more powerful than my, or anyone's, opinion. This is your chance to have the ultimate say - USE IT!