“We want Victoria students’ voices to be heard, so we are helping to register students to vote and telling candidates where we stand on issues that are important to us,” said Madeline Keller-MacLeod, External Executive for the CCSS. “We want to see politicians make bold commitments to policies that improve life for students and our families.”
In the last election, there were more than 500,000 eligible voters under the age of 34 who did not vote. With campuses in over 25 communities in BC, a mobilized student vote could easily have an impact on the outcome of the election.
“We’re expecting some tight races here in Greater Victoria,” continued Keller-MacLeod. “The youth and student vote could make the difference in some of these races, so we expect parties and candidates to be paying attention.”
Rock the Vote BC is a non-partisan voter registration campaign to increase voter turn-out among BC’s university and college students.
“From record high tuition fees to transit to the environment, College students have a lot invested in the outcome of this election,” said Katie Marocchi, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-BC.
The Camosun College Student Society was formed in 1990 and represents over 9000 students at the Landsdowne and Interurban campuses.
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