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Johnny Au said:
My parents forbade me from voting because my parents are very firm tough-on-crime CPC supporters who told me they would disown me if I vote for any party except the CPC, especially the “hug-a-thug” LPC. I intentionally left my voter information card at home, walked to the polling station, brought out my ID, and voted for Gasparro. I told my parents I would be out walking around a few blocks for exercise. My parents did not know that I voted for Gasparro as they saw my voter information card on the fridge.
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I wonder at what point will they allow you to live like an adult.
 
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Northern Light said:
Final Voter turn-out numbers seem to be in...........and well we're up a fair bit.......it still seems low for an election that is/seems high consequence.

Per the Elections Canada website:

19,155,470 of 28,525,638 registered electors (67.15 %) -- does not include electors who registered on election day.
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It would be interesting to see how it breaks down by age cohorts.

AoD
 
Northern Light said:
Final Voter turn-out numbers seem to be in...........and well we're up a fair bit.......it still seems low for an election that is/seems high consequence.

Per the Elections Canada website:

19,155,470 of 28,525,638 registered electors (67.15 %) -- does not include electors who registered on election day.
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Similar in Toronto area. So far, 65% turnout, where 52% got you 76% of power.

From Elections Canada:
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As a counter to the 🍊 threats of annexation and insults to Canada, I'd like to see a state visit from King Charles to Canada to open the new Parliament in May in place of Mary Simon, his Governor General. HM's French is likely better. Not that I’m a rabid monarchist, and I’d be happy with Canada following Jamaica’s recent example of becoming a Republic within the Commonwealth, but if we have a King, let’s use him.
 
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Northern Light said:
Final Voter turn-out numbers seem to be in...........and well we're up a fair bit.......it still seems low for an election that is/seems high consequence.

Per the Elections Canada website:

19,155,470 of 28,525,638 registered electors (67.15 %) -- .does not include electors who registered on election day.
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For all the profile and media, there are still a large number of non-engaged citizens. If nothing else, voting among many First Nations is a controversial issue.

Our daughter was standing in line at her poll and somebody came in with a card for another station and wondered why they simply couldn't vote here, was told no, shrugged and walked out.
 
lenaitch said:
Our daughter was standing in line at her poll and somebody came in with a card for another station and wondered why they simply couldn't vote here, was told no, shrugged and walked out.
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Sounds like a low-information voter. While accessibility matters - I wonder if we are doing anyone favours when a member of the electorate refuse to do even the minimum to understand what voting entails.

AoD
 
AlvinofDiaspar said:
Sounds like a low-information voter. While accessibility matters - I wonder if we are doing anyone favours when a member of the electorate refuse to do even the minimum to understand what voting entails.

AoD
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Between mail-in as well as a very expanded advanced voting compared to what it used to be, it's difficult to envision making it much easier. Security and integrity issues aside, I imagine some would argue for online voting but I suspect many would want to be able to change their vote based on the latest click-bait they scrolled through. Minimal effort every few years isn't a high bar.
 
lenaitch said:
Between mail-in as well as a very expanded advanced voting compared to what it used to be, it's difficult to envision making it much easier. Security and integrity issues aside, I imagine some would argue for online voting but I suspect many would want to be able to change their vote based on the latest click-bait they scrolled through. Minimal effort every few years isn't a high bar.
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Absolute no to online voting - we will never hear the end of technical issues, ballots being hacked, etc. I have some philosophical misgivings around the indiscriminate use of advanced voting for the sake of convenience as well.

AoD
 
In Davenport, the Cons trounced the NDP. Absolutely crazy how much strategic voting going on here. In 2021, it was 42-42-10 for Lib-NDP-Con.

I voted Green. I just couldn't bring myself to vote Liberal after the last few years of incompetence, and I don't like Jagmeet Singh. Luckily I wasn't in a riding where the Cons had any hope, like poor Johnny Au.
 
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