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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Kim's Convenience star Andrew Phung with a new take on the Alberta Election and a call to action for the younger voters:
Opinion: Stop letting Albertans over 40 decide the future of our province
When polls open tomorrow, Albertans will collectively face one of the most important decisions in generations. The average Albertan is 37.9 years old. If you’re older than that, you’re probably already a voter. If you’re younger than that, ask yourself one question: do you trust older people to decide what direction Alberta will take?
“Young people don’t vote.” It’s about as much of a cliche as “millennials sure love avocado toast.” There are good reasons for that. Avocado toast is hella delicious. Young people live incredibly busy lives. And every election, older voters turn out in droves.
If you’ve been hearing anything at all about this campaign, you’ve probably heard radically different ideas about where Alberta needs to go. You might know about RCMP investigations. I ain’t saying anyone’s guilty. I’m just saying that’s a legit thing happening right now.
Whatever your political leanings, the differences come down to the most fundamental questions about who we are as Albertans. |
nice enough opinion piece, but the whole young people are too busy thing is a crock of feces.
"Young people live incredibly busy lives." yeah so do those over 40.
we can find 15 minutes to vote. so can the kids.
he should be tell thing them to not be so lazy instead of giving them the excuse of being busy.
I instead say many of the younger people don't have the same sense of civic responsibility as those over 40 do. so they could not be bothered to vote as opposed to being too busy.