By Neil Corbett, Maple Ridge 鈥� Pitt Meadows News
Canadians are headed to the polls for the federal election on Monday, April 28, and that included the students at Thomas Haney Secondary, and across the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows 蜜桃传媒 District.
Their votes may not have counted toward electing a new government in Ottawa, but the student vote certainly counted to the Haney kids taking part in this exercise in democracy.
They filed into the library at Haney, spoke with student leadership volunteers to ensure they are on the voters list, went behind a screen to mark their ballots in secrecy, and then put their paper in the ballot box.
聽They chatted about the process along the way, with all of them saying it was a positive experience, that got them thinking.
“I would say it’s worthwhile voting as a student, it’s part of the learning process,” said George Lindquist.