Voting can be a touchy subject for some while others could simply care less about what they have to say.

Last week the civic election candidates had forums scheduled to talk with the public and to everyone’s surprise there were more people than expected.
At last week’s first forum at the library, it was discouraging to see the majority of people were older. It made a person think that the younger generation wasn’t interested about what major changes are going to happen within the city in the next three years, which will be the term for the new  city council.
The next day at the University of Lethbridge, it was astounding to see that all the chairs in the hall were filled and not just with older voters, but with students too.
Students lined up asking questions and waited to hear what every candidate had to say. Looking around, students were engaged in the speakers.
However, many of the candidates sounded like they were repeating each other in their responses.   People there probably wanted to hear a different look from every candidate.
Either way, it seems there are going to be more voters turning out for this election than the 22.7 per cent turnout in 2007. Even students seem interested. That’s a big change.
It is good that the younger generation is not just learning about the election but they are intrigued in providing a new outlook for city council.
Fresh ideas and new perspectives are a good thing for the community.
With two weeks left until elections on Monday, Oct. 18, hopefully more individuals in the community will become interested and vote.