Do you really want to vote
September 14, 2008
Canadian Election Week 2
At the begining of Week 1 I asked the question of Generation Y “who do you want to vote for?”. A better question would have been “do you really want to vote?”.
The experience of most voters is that once the politicians have our votes and are safely ensconced in Ottawa, they get back to their own agenda which appears to have very little connection with ours. Take health care for instance. So why bother to vote?
Two groups have the potential to affect your lives in a major way, the Government and your employer. The great majority of you can have no influence on who owns and/or manages the organisation you work for. You are powerless, the owner can hire and fire you and you have very little chance of becoming an owner. However you can have a say in the formation of your Government. You should not pass-up an opportunity to hire and fire your politicians because they can have an influence on your employers.
So, back to the original question, “who do you want to vote for?”
