CHANCES are if you are reading this, you're already the type who votes, so we aren't going to come at you with a heavy-handed "soldiers-died-for-your-democratic-right" kind of editorial.
But there's probably someone you know in your household, at the office, on the team or at the pub who isn't going to vote, for any number of reasons. Thankfully, the Canucks have selflessly removed themselves as a distraction from the election, which is far more important than the playoffs anyways.
First address the "Why should I?" Do they own a business? Need a job? Pay tuition? Have relatives in need of health care? Work in film? Ride transit? Have feelings about oil pipelines? Guess what - they have a stake in this election. It's only a matter of finding it.
Then comes getting informed. We often hear people sheepishly confess they haven't been paying attention so they don't feel qualified to vote. To remedy that, we've compiled almost three-dozen election related stories and opinion pieces in one spot on our website under the Election 2013 coverage tab.
If that's not enough, the leaders' debate is posted online, candidates are still going door-to-door and there's always their gut, which should know when to stay the course and when to change things up, who they can trust and who they can't.
If you've gotten through steps one and two, the last thing is getting them to the polls. Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., there's plenty of time. Drag them by their ear if you have to.
