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Canada Votes 2019 - A message from Silent Voice Canada

Make your Vote Count! Correction: Approximately 51% of people with disabilities are unemployed, not Deaf and Hard of Hearing people specifically. Transcript:  Hi, I’m Mike, from Silent Voice Canada. I want to let the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community across Canada know about the Federal Election that is coming up on October 21st. Silent Voice has organized and hosted community information sessions regarding the upcoming election. During these sessions we showed what the voting process looks like, how to vote, accessibility while voting, as well as explained the structure with our Federal, Provincial, and Municipal levels of Government. I want to share with you some common reasons people have told me why they do not vote: “what’s the point in voting?”, “I don’t trust the politicians, so I refuse to vote” , “my one vote won’t make a difference”, “I’m not sure if I am qualified to vote”. I feel that it is important to tell Canadians that it is vital to understand elections. Hopefully some of this information will help you understand the voting process. Here are a couple of examples. During the Federal Election in 2015, about 36 million people lived in Canada. From this 36 million, 26 million were qualified to vote (over the age of 18, and a Canadian citizen), only 17 million Canadians voted in this election. This means about 8 million people did not vote. Political advocacy groups found that people who historically do not vote, are usually either; youth, or people living in poverty. If these two groups of people voted, they would have the most impact on the policy changes, and decisions being made. It is crucial for these people to vote. In 2011, Statistics Canada did an assessment and found that about 51% of Deaf/Hard of hearing Canadians were unemployed [correction: approximately 51% of people with disabilities are unemployed]. That is a considered living in poverty. When people think that their one vote does not make a difference, they must remember all the other people they will affect by voting. By not voting, you are allowing other people to make decisions for you. It is time to get out there and vote! There is now accessible voting. There are discussions in ASL and LSQ online, Elections Canada has an LSQ and ASL video on their website, and Elections Canada can also be contacted for any questions you have or about help with voting. There are so many resources available! You can go to your Deaf organization in your province and ask for assistance with the voting process. I hope all of you vote in the upcoming election on October 21st, as well as start the discussion around voting. If you have never voted before, it is easy to learn how. Your one vote is important and will make a difference.