I fully agree and I honestly don’t know why people don’t vote. It seems hard to get people to give a shit.
I also think there are layers to it. For instance in more urban areas, there’s definite voter apathy and less vote per population. I met a person who has lived their entire life in Toronto and the only election they’ve ever voted in was the recent federal election because they didn’t want PP. And that person worked in provincial government! Like, you can’t be closer to the direct effects of whoever the premier is.
But an interesting viewpoint I read recently about rural areas and voting decisions is that they vote based on what party the majority will be to ensure that their rural area can get the support/funding it needs (i.e. some form of bias in the general function of government).
For instance if they voted for an NDP in the rural area, what’s the likelihood that the majority Conservative government would approve funding and legislation that they put forward? Or advocate for jobs and be heard because it becomes a party topic rather than an opposition topic who the majority have no interest in making them look good.
I fully agree and I honestly don’t know why people don’t vote. It seems hard to get people to give a shit.
I also think there are layers to it. For instance in more urban areas, there’s definite voter apathy and less vote per population. I met a person who has lived their entire life in Toronto and the only election they’ve ever voted in was the recent federal election because they didn’t want PP. And that person worked in provincial government! Like, you can’t be closer to the direct effects of whoever the premier is.
But an interesting viewpoint I read recently about rural areas and voting decisions is that they vote based on what party the majority will be to ensure that their rural area can get the support/funding it needs (i.e. some form of bias in the general function of government).
For instance if they voted for an NDP in the rural area, what’s the likelihood that the majority Conservative government would approve funding and legislation that they put forward? Or advocate for jobs and be heard because it becomes a party topic rather than an opposition topic who the majority have no interest in making them look good.