The Editor,
There’s an old saying: “If you don’t vote, you don’t get to complain.”
The reality is that it doesn’t really matter either way because the political system offers no way for citizens to do anything else but vote.
It’s a vicious cycle where politicians tell the people what their plans are for the next X number of years. People decide if they like it or not, and vote for whomever they think represents their interests. But, if the candidate fails to do that “representing,” and we continue to engage in the processes, we are actually justifying a failed system.
People should withhold their votes until there are so few voters that no party or politician can claim to be elected on the premise that they represent the public.
That way we will see the system for what it is, and maybe, at this point, we can take back the democratic process and politicians will have no choice but to listen to Canadians and actually represent their electorate.
Laury Lo
Richmo
