Voters who shared their thoughts with the 91原创 Advance Times after exiting a polling station on election day at Nicomekl Elementary in 91原创 City said they had long decided who got their vote.
The 91原创 residents were voting for a candidate in the Cloverdale-91原创 City riding, which was closely contested between the Liberals and Conservatives during the last federal election in October 2019. Common among them was a sense of responsibility to participate in the democratic process.
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鈥淚 think voting is really important,鈥� Dianna Lambert said as she was leaving the school property.
鈥淚鈥檓 a woman, and back in the day women lost families and died trying to defend or get our vote 鈥� get the chance for women to vote, and I鈥漧l never let that pass by.鈥�
The City resident said she had no hesitation as to who was getting her vote on election day.
鈥淎bsolutely,鈥� Lambert responded when asked if she knew how she would be voting before arriving to the polling station.
鈥淚 like to be well-informed, know all my options,鈥� she added.
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Daniel Zettler also likes to be well-informed before heading to the polling station. His vote was decided by a multitude of factors.
鈥淔or me it鈥檚 really important about what鈥檚 going on, and the landscape of Canada. I vote for the people and not necessarily for myself,鈥� he said.
鈥淚 always think about the best interest in all Canadians when I鈥檓 casting my vote. Typically, I do sway one specific way, but I鈥檓 very neutral when it comes to making sure I know what each party stands for as well.鈥�
Zettler didn鈥檛 have concerns about voting during a pandemic, but there is little that would have stopped him from showing up.
鈥淚 think it was done in a very safe manner, where all protocols were respected. My personal opinion is, I鈥檒l come out and vote no matter what鈥檚 going on in the world,鈥� he said.
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Ashok Kumar said he felt safe voting as well.
鈥淲e go to the grocery story, we go shopping, why can鈥檛 we vote?鈥� he asked rhetorically.
鈥淚f you don鈥檛 vote now, you can鈥檛 complain tomorrow,鈥� he added.
Meanwhile, Don Madec didn鈥檛 let the pandemic hold him back from casting his ballot but said the election shouldn鈥檛 have been called.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 like it all,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think we should be having an election right now. It was done too quick and in the middle of the pandemic, and it shouldn鈥檛 have been done this way.鈥�
Madec also had decided how he was voting well in advance of election day.
鈥淚t鈥檚 my duty, civic duty, and I鈥檇 feel guilty if I didn鈥檛,鈥� he said.
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