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getaway April 15th, 2015
Issue No. 33
Volume 105
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T H E O R IF IC E STUDE NT NE WS PA P E R AT TH E UNIVE R S IT Y OF A LBERTA
SU and CAUS fight student voter apathy with pro-NDP campaign Kevin Schunk
computer guy don’t email him. he’ll email you While most students are busy studying for exams and finishing final projects, Puneet Khinder is trying her hardest to encourage them to vote in the upcoming Alberta election. Khinder, the Students’ Union Vice-President (External) said their message is simple. “We want to make sure students know how to vote, where to vote, when to vote, and why — as long as they’re voting for the NDP,” Khinder, said. The New Democratic Party isn’t the only party in the Alberta election, but they’re the most popular with students before they have to start paying taxes, recent polls show. Many NDP candidates were also involved with the Students’ Union when they went to the U of A. “I’ve made a lot of friends in the SU, I wouldn’t have made it this far without them,” Khinder said. “Now that they’re all running for NDP positions, I want to repay the favour.” The NDP currently holds four of the 87 seats in the Legislature, something Khinder hopes to improve by at least two seats. “If this campaign is successful, we’ll see Rachel Notley get 65 per cent of the vote instead of just 63 per cent — that would be amazing,” Khinda said. But the campaign isn’t without its detractors. Third-year law student Mack LeMore said he’s disappointed with the lack of conservative viewpoints in the Students’ Union. “We really should have some conservative representation in student politics,” said LeMore, “How am I supposed to get by on an $600 a month allowance from my parents if we get a provincial sales tax?” LeMore hopes to start his own conservative party in the election after this, with the support of disgruntled Progressive Conservative, Wildrose and Alberta Party members. Together, they’ll hope to bring back conservative values to Alberta, whatever that means. Although Khinder disagrees with LeMore politically, she said she doesn’t mind that he speaks his mind. Unlike most annoying liberals, Khinder encourages students of all political leanings to participate. “Once the NDP seizes power and establishes a dictatorship of the proletariat, he’ll probably be purged anyways,” Khinder said. “If he lets us know his beliefs now, it gives our secret police one less person to investigate.”
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