The Editor,
Re: "Riding slips to bottom of turnout pile," News, May 17.
Perhaps those who feel voting is a waste of time or that there are better things to do, ought to be forced to visit the various gravesites that dot the world where Canadians fought and died for democracy.
For starters, I would have these nincompoops visit Busan, South Korea and the UN gravesite - a beautiful place but for a horrible reason.
These silly people who offer nothing more than lame excuses will be able to look at the row upon row of perfectly kept gravestones that includes the Canadians who fought and died in Korea along with the thousands of others from the other UN countries that went to the aid of South Korea when called upon.
Or, if the Far East is not to their liking, then they can hop on over to Europe and walk among the thousands of crosses that cover acres of land to signify where Canadians and other are buried. As a veteran of the Korean War, I take exception to those who profess to be Canadians but spit on the afore-mentionedgraves by not voting.
Bob Orrick Richmond
