It pains me to admit that this is my 20th year of voting eligibility—am I really that old now?
To date, every election I’ve voted in before has been determined well before election day. 2024 is new territory where my single vote potentially matters for a whole province.
As a small business owner in the tourism industry wanting to raise a family in Whistler, housing affordability and environmental sustainability are the primary issues on the table this week. For us though, it’s not just an election cycle talking point—it’s an absolute that we need represented in Victoria, forever.
With the Conservatives and NDP at a deadlock provincially, a strategic vote for the Green Party in the Sea to Sky means the BC Greens could help form a coalition government and Whistler would have an over-represented voice in government. Even if there’s a majority for either main party, at least we would have an independent voice in Parliament to speak on what matters most for the corridor on the key issues for our present and future.
I feel the most change possible in Whistler is by electing the first Green Party MLA in our province on the mainland.
Regardless of your political views, I hope everyone who is eligible exercises their democratic right to vote this weekend.
