Last night was the second opportunity for me to vote in just the past month or two. It was the municipal election, and I was voting for a ward councillor and the mayor of Toronto. Eventually, the candidate I had voted for mayor didn’t win, but just the fact that I went out and had my choice counted made me feel better. I find it odd that there’s a lot of apathy among youth when it comes to voting. It’s one of the few times when a person actually has a chance to affect how things are run. You’d think that this type of power is appealing. Heh. Then again, I suppose I’m guilty of it myself. I had a chance to vote long ago in the last federal election. My name was on the voter’s list and everything. However, I decided not to go out. I was at University at the time–meaning I was away from home. There was just no urge to go out and vote…especially for an MP in an area I was not too familiar with. I guess now I get a really cheap thrill out of marking a name and being counted.
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