Apathetic Voters Harper's Best Friends
Come on Canada, we cannot allow apathy to rule our political landscape. So get your walking shoes on and make your way to the ballot box. No excuses.
Try to imagine living in a land where you're not allowed to vote, think Brunei and the United Arab Emirates. To be fair it should be noted that change is on the way to the United Arab Emirates. If you're a woman the list is longer. If you want to vote without fearing for your own safety or that of your family the list is even longer still. So come on let's show the men and women who died to give us this basic right and prove we are worthy of their great loss.
Democracy and the right to vote is nothing to be apathetic about. Don't worry if you have never voted in the past make tomorrow your first ticking of your "X". I don't know of anyone that ever regrets casting their vote. Try it, you just might find you enjoy being a part of the system and a part of the action. This is a great country we have been blessed to be a part of so the least we can do is take a bit of time out of our hectic schedule and show we are true citizens with a voice that counts.
My voice will be heard. Will yours?
p.s. Just survived the wicked cold that was going around here. Once again I find myself behind in most everything. One day I just may catch up. Of course I believe tomorrow night I will turn on the news and see a repeat of the Kimmie, "I can speak French" Campbell days when the then Conservative Party ended the day with 2 seats! Now that was a fun election.
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Not only will I be voting (and first thing in the morning, along with all the seniors), but I have convinced the Spousal Unit to change his usual voting pattern and try to oust the incumbent. For the first time ever, we are voting for the same party.
My work here is done.
Wow! Good for you. I never let my students know who I vote for because I kind of think it's unethical but I have certainly been pushing my university students to get out there and cast their vote.
i just don't get people who don't vote.
it's funny because i only know one person that doesn't vote, and when they told me i was like wtf?
668, I don't either. It takes no time at all and I love the feeling of being a part of such a major event.
I shall be voting after work, thank goodness polls are open until 9.
I don't understand people who don't vote either. I don't think you should get to complain about the gov't if you didn't vote. And we all know how much we Canadians love to complain. ;)
I shall be voting after work, thank goodness polls are open until 9.
I don't understand people who don't vote either. I don't think you should get to complain about the gov't if you didn't vote. And we all know how much we Canadians love to complain. ;)
Allison, what time do you finish work? I thought there was a law that states everyone has a time frame in which to vote. Two hours comes to mind. I'm off to vote in about fifteen minutes.
employees need to have three consecutive hours in order to vote.
my ex boss used to make such a big deal about people taking the time off, that i used to insist on taking it.
Thanks 668. I hadn't realized it was three hours. I guess if you lived in a large centre and worked far from your own riding you could really need the three hours. I would have taken the time off too.
oh, unless you work in transportation. then you don't get the time off. i found that fact interesting.
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