Politics: Ontario Election 2022 - The Turnout That Wasn't

[dewline]

This is terrifying to my brain to read:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lowest-voter-turnout-ontario-history-elections-1.6476344

Yes, there's still ballot-counting to be done as of today. Even so, the drop in turnout is a horrible development. I'd been hoping over this past decade that people were still heeding advice (*) from the likes of Rick Mercer to show up in greater numbers with each election held and completed.

And we've got municipal elections in October in Ontario, right?

(*) - Yes, the video is from 2011, and the Rant is focused on people aged between 18 and 25, and the advice still holds for the wider public.

Comments

[sabotabby]

18% of eligible voters get to determine my working conditions and I will die mad about it.

[dewline]

May you not die of it, but rather live long and truly prosper.

[thewayne]

And that's the worst thing for democracy: apathy. That's how the rats get and stay in.

[dewline]

It's definitely a contributing factor.