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I had to deal with it in my riding last hear(one riding split into two so we had to vote) and it was fine, chill. Yes, it is a bit more of a headache than it should be and that’s kinda the fucking point. We’ve been screaming for this from the Liberals who literally promised it ten years ago and that has done nothing.
When the convoy didn’t even really know what they wanted, were in the wrong place to get what was generally considered their goal, and became a huge disturbance that really only amounted to a nazi block party, sure, that was a load of bullshit. This really isn’t causing that many issues and it’s pointed in a very clear direction. Stop trying to tell protestors to stop bothering you, it’s not a good look.
You know what’s a “bad look”? Protesting in a such a way that makes it hard for Canadians to exercise their democratic rights.
I’m not the one being bothered by this. It’s seniors and people with disabilities who struggle with a ballot that is well over a metre long. It’s poll workers who are affected by the struggle to accommodate the process of voting and tabulating the results.
It is causing issues. I know this from firsthand reports of personal friends who are volunteering in the affected riding. I’m happy to wear this “bad look” because it’s not me being affected.
Is this concern trolling? Like for real this is reaching deeeeeep into the cookie jar of complaints.
Don't feed the trolls
I have a firsthand report of someone in this riding who is having difficulty helping seniors with mobility issues be able to vote.
I’m extremely fucking pissed at all the assholes who think “ha ha this is funny it doesn’t affect me”
It’s fucking gross. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
VOTE. BY. MAIL. We have the capability.
I’ll have to ask my grandfather, who has pretty low mobility, if he had any trouble. After all, I don’t live there any more but my parents, two grandparents, and sister still live in Pierre’s riding. I haven’t heard anything yet, but if he’s not voting it’s not the fucking ballot that’s slowing him down but the reduced mobility that would make it hard for him to get there in the first place. If he’s worried about actually getting there then he can get a mail in ballot, and may have even done so, at which point it all becomes a lot simpler.
Yes, folding it up is not the easiest task, but c’mon, give me a break.