Your vote counts. Case in point: Ted Chudleigh’s narrow victory in Halton in last month’s Ontario provincial election.
The following post is by Mike Cluett. Please visit Mike Cluett’s Milton blog site here:
As many of you are aware, there was a provincial election recently. The campaign seemed to go on forever since Premier Dalton McQuinty closed down Queens Park early this summer and then the rubber hit the road.
During that campaign there was a referendum on our voting system that we, as voters, had to figure out and make a decision on. The future of the province was up for grabs. Did we think that the Liberals did a good enough job to carry on for four more years or did they deserve to get the boot?
Despite what side of that argument you were on, one thing we should all be able to agree upon is this: the voter turnout was dissappointing.
Just over half of the electorate came out to vote. This statistic has been continually debated after each election and a common theme has emerged. My vote doesn’t count.
Now when I hear that, it makes me shake my head. A perfect example is this year’s provincial election…
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