Thursday, May 23, 2013

Voting in Canada should be required by law (meaning punishable by fines)

Voting for the right leader to help make our economy, education, and people satisfied is actually not that easy these days. The reason being is that not many people want to vote or vote in general. People always complain about the premier raising taxes, making driving laws harsh, making marijuana legal, and the list goes on.  People that don't vote don't have the right to complain, so why don't they just vote?

Voting helps get the voice of the people out there to make communities, towns, cities, and provinces much more efficient; it should be required to vote in Canada as a law, especially when it comes to choosing the right premier for the province. For example, people in Syria are suffering because of the government, the leader of many, has chosen to be a dictator, and killed the lives of many people the past several months. We should be lucky that we get to vote for a leader that is strong and that is willing to make our futures livable and safe, so we shouldn't just take voting for granted; we should use it as an advantage. People in third world countries don't have a say in their lifestyles; they barely get a chance to speak, especially women. People should stop complaining about government and take the time to vote; by making it a law with punishable fines, who wouldn't vote? This can help increase the chance of a successful premier, and likely, a happier province.

In conclusion, voting should be required by law, and the ones that don't vote get punishable fines; voting will help improve our democracy and the importance of elections; to be taken seriously. I agree to make this a new law, it can increase the chances of the new generations to become more active and involved in the Canadian democracy. As Canadian citizens, we should make voting a privilege and an advantage to continue to help strive our province to the very best, and if it means enforcing a law, let it be.