I vote Green.
Every year, I am told that my vote is a “throw away” vote.
This year, I have been following the #MomTheVote hash tag on Twitter, and there are so many people who are unhappy with their choices. So many people who vote against, rather than for, a party.
People feel they can’t vote for the Green Party because if they don’t vote Liberal, The Conservatives will win.
I understand your math; I understand your concerns. I don’t follow your beliefs, and I don’t believe that my vote is a throw away either.
When you vote for a party, you are telling them that you believe in what they are saying. If you just voted for them to oust the other party, they don’t know that you are still not satisfied. They assume that a vote for them is a vote FOR their policies.
When you vote for The Green Party, they get $1.75 for every vote and that will help to support them and make them stronger for the next election. When you vote Green, you are telling the big parties “I’m not happy with you”. When you vote Green, you let people know that green policies are important.
How can we expect them to ever edge out the other parties if we continue to give our votes to a different party because it’s stronger?
In my opinion, if you are tired of what has been happening in Canadian politics, if you are unhappy with the big contenders, if you really want to see change, vote GREEN.
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