The Quickie: How To Get Politically Active and Vote in the Canadian Election
For young people like us, learning how to get politically active and engaged can be challenging at first. But with the upcoming federal election in Canada, it’s more important than ever to educate ourselves and show up to vote! So today, we’re diving deep on how to navigate the election on September 20th, and why it’s SO important for you as a responsible adult to exercise your right and privilege to vote. As we learned growing up, “if you don’t vote, you can’t complain.”
So tune in as we cover how to get politically active by informing yourselves about the election and candidates, how to figure out which party you’re most aligned with, how to actually cast your vote and make a voting plan, and the different platforms of Canada’s major political parties.
Listen in as we chat about:
- Why it’s so important to get politically engaged and vote
- How to gather reliable information on political platforms through reputable news sources
- How to make a rock solid voting plan
- How to choose which party you’re most aligned with (and legit online quizzes that will take out the guess-work)
- How the Canadian electoral system works
- How to actually cast your vote in the federal election this September
- How to fill out your ballot based on the candidates in your local riding
- The main platform points for the Conservatives, Liberals, NDP, Green Party and Bloc Quebecois
We hope this episode helps you get educated on all of the different parties and platforms and inspires you to vote!
Mentioned in this episode:
- Quiz: https://votecompass.cbc.ca/canada
- Quiz: https://canada.isidewith.com/political-quiz
- Party Platforms: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/2021-federal-election-platform-tracker-where-each-party-stands-so-far-1.1639592
- How to navigate the news article
- elections.ca
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