Canada’s recent federal election was the first in many years where the economy and pocketbook issues were key issues, which likely played a role in the uptick in voter turnout.
This one sentence on the article pretty much summarizes the problem:
It’s not surprising these groups check out of politics, especially when there is mounting evidence that legislators favour higher status voters.
The two main parties can barely pretend to give a fuck about the poors anymore, and the NDP has basically regressed to being equivalent of the Liberals a decade ago. The Federal Greens are a joke.
I only vote because I’m queer and the Conservatives have a much more aggressive form of homophobia than the Libs.
This one sentence on the article pretty much summarizes the problem:
The two main parties can barely pretend to give a fuck about the poors anymore, and the NDP has basically regressed to being equivalent of the Liberals a decade ago. The Federal Greens are a joke.
I only vote because I’m queer and the Conservatives have a much more aggressive form of homophobia than the Libs.