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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It's mind boggling to me the amount of people obsessed over federal issues who are uninformed or unconcerned about municipal issues, which have a much bigger impact on their life. Like, if you're only going to be fully informed and cast your vote in one election, the municipal one is the obvious choice.
Maybe the "team" vibe in federal and provincial politics is what helps engagement, people want to be part of "something" larger than they are and seek to identify with that thing instead of just casting an informed vote, which is significantly more difficult in the party-less landscape of municipal politics.
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It's easy to stay informed in federal politics, it's in the news everyday. It takes more effort to get informed for local politics, and people are lazy