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The importance of voting

My congratulations to the BC Liberal Party, but more importantly to the BC Liberal voters.

Editor:

My congratulations to the BC Liberal Party, but more importantly to the BC Liberal voters.

Approximately 48 per cent of voters chose not to exercise their rights as Canadian citizens.

We live in a country with democracy, in a country with freedom of choice, and that includes the choice whether to vote or not.

Now the comments start: "I knew that would happen—that's why I didn't vote", "I'm glad I didn't vote—it would have been waste of my time", "My vote wouldn't have made any difference anyway"... Etcetera.

That's disturbing in itself, but what's more disturbing is the fact that in the next four years we will have to put up with all the lamenting/complaints/remarks  (mostly from those 48 per cent) about how this government is turning British Columbia into an undesirable place to live. I truly hope the Christy Clark government, for our sake, will surprise us in a good way. But if the opposite proves true? I'm tempted to say we deserve it.

But instead I'll say I hope it teaches us the importance of voting.

Frank Di Cesare