It’s as simple as the headline states. Take the time to exercise your democratic right in the federal election.
If you did not vote in the advanced polls over the weekend, head to your designated polling station on April 28 and cast your ballot.
Every vote does matter. We’ve seen it countless times. Whether it was in a close race, or even in lopsided victories – the number of people who did not vote, had they turned up and voted en masse for one particular candidate or party, could have contributed to a very different outcome.
Also, take the time to become informed. Don’t just vote for a candidate, party or leader because your parents said he, she, it, or they are the best choice.
First off, decide if you are voting for a party, a leader, or a local representative. In Canada, federally and provincially, you vote in a candidate to represent your respective riding, and the party with the most seats has the opportunity to form government, placing their leader in as prime minister federally, or as premier provincially.
Choose which matters most to you and follow your principles. They are yours and yours alone.
But we ask you to make an informed decision. Take the time to research. And, for the love of God, don’t rely on social media, especially the memes that are very likely created by social media bot farms halfway around the world, regardless of which leader or party they are criticizing.
Traditional news sources are trusted news sources. Some may lean a bit one way or another, but overall, they provide by far the best news information.
Certain online outlets are extremely biased and seem to never let the facts get in the way of whatever spin they’re placing on content.
For those voting for a local candidate here in Chatham-Kent–Leamington, this issue of The Voice may be your one-stop shopping point for information.
Read what the candidates said at the all-candidates meeting put on by the Kent Federation of Agriculture.
Take the time to see what they had to say in our Questions to the Candidates section as well.
Every vote matters.
