What voters in Belleville, Ont. are saying about the election
I’ve been talking to voters in Belleville and hearing lots of interesting perspectives.
I met Taylor Russett, a 25-year-old who owns Lafferty’s Menswear. He said he’s lucky he was able to buy a business at such a young age and he’d like to hear from the party leaders how they will support young entrepreneurs.
“How can young people, marginalized communities get into business ownership?” he asked. “We need to look at succession planning, and how that transfer of wealth will happen from the older demographic, to my demographic.”
Over at Meyers Creek Brewing Company, I met friends Darren and Marty, who both said they don’t traditionally support the Liberal Party, but likely will this time because they believe Mark Carney has the experience to handle the trade war with the United States.
“In a normal environment, I wouldn’t necessarily want a banker in charge of the country,” said Darren, “but considering that we are entering an economic war with what was once our closest ally, I can think of no better person to run the ship.”
One man expressed skepticism that Carney has scrapped the consumer carbon tax for good. “The day after the election, if it’s the same government, I think it’s coming right back. But maybe I’m a cynic by nature,” he told me.
Two voters spoke about immigration — one wanting levels to go back up, one concerned that population growth due to immigration has been too quick.
One patron told me he thinks this is one of the most important elections Canada has had in a long time, and urged his fellow Canadians: “Go vote!”
