Regarding the story in the April 6 edition of
Northern Life (Lowering voting age to 16 might improve turn
out, or not), I asked my daughter, who is 17, two questions: If
we were to vote today, who would you vote for mayor?; If there
was a federal election, who would you vote for?
She answered she did not know but that she
would vote the same way I did.
So if a big percentage of young people vote
like their parents, what decision are we really making?
My suggestion is that we make our politicians
accountable for what they say in the campaign. Maybe we would
have bigger turnouts because people might just gain a little
respect (for them).
If we put a couple of them in jail for lying,
then we might turn the table around and have an honest
political campaign.
Sending young people to the polls who have no
clue (about who to vote for) will not answer our problems. No
disrespect meant to those kids that are
knowledgeable.
Leo Bisson
Sudbury