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Voters enter the polling station at 3877 Old Richmond road in Bells Corners, Ottawa during the provincial election day, Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Jean Levac / Postmedia Article content Marylin Langstaff trekked out in the snow to cast her vote.
“It’s my privilege and my right to vote and I’m doing it,” she said. She said the experience has always been very easy at Colonel By Secondary School in her ward of Ottawa-Vanier. “(They’re) very quick.
They’re very efficient here,” she said. A process which to her, makes voting painless for people. As for why she chose to vote this year, “If you want good government you gotta get out there and vote,” she said.
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“Everybody should vote, otherwise we don’t get what we deserve,” Langstaff said. Clearly others felt the same. During her five minutes conversation with a reporter, a number of people flowed in and out of the building.
While many didn’t want to identify themselves, the overall message from passersby was to get out and vote. Last election only 44 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot according to Elections Ontario, and only 47 per cent of those aged 18-24 voted. Universities are hoping to encourage more young to vote by offering on-campus booths.
At Carleton University’s voting station, there was a steady flow of students going to cast their votes between classes. The polls on campus are only available for students living in residence. Tia Orr, a third-year student, almost wasn’t going to vote today.
“I was just going to sit in the dorm if I’m being honest,” she said. “My friend asked if I was going to vote, and I said ‘If you go I’m gonna go with you.’” She said that despite the fact that she wasn’t planning on it, she’s glad she cast her ballot.
“There’s certain people I wouldn’t want back in,” she said. Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content After every election she’s left with the feeling of “I’m not quite sure,” she said, elections giving her, like many, a sense of anxiety.
Orr has one message for those who, like her, were on the fence of voting, “Definitely vote. Every vote matters. Even though you think it doesn’t, it does.
” To her, and many others, if you don’t vote then change isn’t possible. In Ottawa-South, it was a little quieter. While close to the end of the work day, very few people were walking in.
One poll worker commented that it had been quiet for the vast majority of the day, but hoped it would pick up as people began to get off work. Polls remain open until 9 p.m.
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