Why you should vote

By Léa-Maude Moisan

After the elections on October 1st that put the CAQ as our new majority government and François

Legault as our new Prime Minister, we should question ourselves about our involvement in politics.

Since we, teenagers, are going to vote in the next elections it is now even more important for us to consider our rights and duty. Sadly, in the past few years, the 18-34 year-olds were the least involved generation in the elections. Ironically it is our future that is put at risk. In numerous regions like Gaspésie, the proportion of electors in this age range was under 40%.

What happens when you do not vote

You renounce one of your rights that some people are still fighting to acquire it. When you abstain from voting, you let others choose for you. Also, since every vote has a monetary value, when you make the decision to abstain from voting, the money is splitted between the different parties and the ones who vote get to decide who is going to have majority of the public financial. When you refuse to vote, you give a greater power to the ones who voted.

Credits: Marc-Antoine Lanouette

What happens when you vote

Voting is one of the easiest thing you can do to express your opinion about the leaders who are going to have an impact on your life. When you vote, you do your duty as a citizen. You have the right to elect the deputy that will represent you and defend your region, why not take it? Also, when you vote, you provide a financial assistance to the party and the candidates you voted for. Finally by voting, you provide and contribute to the preservation and the vitality of our democracy.

We should all be happy about living in a democracy, we should embrace our rights and duty as a citizen and vote with our heart because in the list of things that don’t take a lot of time, voting is one of them. Why not take 20 minutes of your life to decide what your future is going to look like?