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Who should vote? Do we get the government we deserve? IN 1=@® Do you know where your tax dollars go? “All Canadian citizens should vote. | feel that ) exploring mandatory voting and improving education around the privilege that we have to freely vote, as Canadians living in a liberal democracy, needs to be more than a half credit in grade 10. My own child missed this course during the pandemic, however, he has voted at every opportunity since turning 18. | would take my son with me whenever | voted in a municipal, provincial, or federal election to try to instill in him how important it is to participate and have a voice by voting in all elections.” — D. Minardi) la “Everyone above voting age (18) that has made ) legitimate efforts to become informed on the “If we do not vote, we certainly get the government we deserve and not voting impacts eryone.” — D. Mahoney “Yes we do. Our tax dollars support our social programs and our day-to-day society.” — S. Russell YS “There are rules and procedures in place for vot- ing that have served us well. There seems to be ample quantity of candidates but quality seems to be lacking. The MAJOR negative is that elect- ed officials can be elected without the majority vote. In the municipality where | live, three coun- cillors and the Mayor did not achieve 50 percent plus one of the voters who voted. One council- lor was elected with less than 30 percent of the voter support. | feel this must change so that “Yes, not where the government promised. It is being spent on highways we do not need, and ‘we send too much money to other countries, when we need food, housing, senior care right here.” — B. Addley ee, “Some of them. | know a lot of our tax dollars go to health care and education, yet these public systems are in a sad state.” — K. Bustmante all our elected officials are of the majority.” — S. Wellwood / issues involved. | do not agree with ment of persons under the age of majority nor making voting mandatory. —TJHiller ) “Adults 18 years and older, and a Canadian citizen” — K. Jones have graduated from high school.” — K. Marshall “Canadian citizens who are 18 years old or 3) ( > “| don’t think this is a valid question. The govern- ments we have, at all levels, are voted in through an electoral system. As a society, we should al- ways strive for better for everyone, not what we “deserve.” Our job as residents and citizens is to hold government accountable, regardless of whether we deserve one government over the other.” — A. Lai yy “No. | would appreciate you telling me.” — T. Davies (\fe\f..\f._» “It's easy to complain about taxes and say we don’t know where they go. | don’t like paying tax as much as everyone else, but | also see that we have pretty good roads, free healthcare (for now), fire stations, low crime, pretty parks, and social services to support those in need.” — M. Renfrew I BRO ES “Yes, we get the government we vote for.” —_O. Menendez )¢ “Who actually does?” — L. Chong CLEARLY, OUR COMMUNITIES CARE Over the past few weeks, we posed a few questions to our readers. We have now heard from hundreds of you. THE D=MOCRACY PROECT ® What now? Well, we continue the conversation. Shaping democracy isn’t about imposing one’s views on others. It’s about under- standing the issues, recognizing the importance of your voice, and taking action to bring about positive change in your local community. We want to explore how we can do that together. @ Watch this newspaper for more. ° metroland £202 ‘b eunp ‘Kepsiny, | Jenveg eINAHEO | GE woo uoyeyepisul