Vancouver Voting: Everyone Deserves a Seat at the Table! ๐ช๐
Hey Vancouver! ๐
Did you know that right now, some voices in our city never get heard? ๐ข
The way we vote for city councillors—called at-large voting—means the biggest groups usually win, and smaller communities can get left out. ๐️๐
๐ Imagine Your City Like a Big School!
Your city is like a huge school ๐ซ, and we need student council members ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ (like the mayor and councillors) to make big decisions.
Right now, all the students in the whole school vote for all the council members ๐ณ️. This is called at-large voting.
๐ Why Some Students Don’t Get Heard
- Some groups of students—like the chess club ♟️ or the art club ๐จ—are smaller than the whole school.
- Even if these groups have great ideas ๐ก, their voices get drowned out by the bigger groups ๐ข๐ข๐ข.
- That means they might never have someone on the council who really listens to them ๐❤️.
๐ Kennedy Stewart’s Idea
Kennedy Stewart, who used to be mayor of Vancouver, says:
“This isn’t fair. Everyone deserves a voice!”
He wants to change the rules so smaller groups (like minority communities ๐๐ค) can get their own councillor.
One way to do this is a ward system:
- ๐ฆ Divide the city into smaller zones or neighborhoods.
- ๐ฉ Each zone picks its own council member.
- ๐จ Now even the smaller groups have someone speaking for them ๐ฃ️๐.
๐ Why It Matters
- Right now, the loudest voices win ๐ฃ๐ฃ, and some people feel like their ideas don’t matter ๐ข.
- Changing the system could make the city council fairer for everyone ๐✨.
- It’s tricky, though, because changing the rules is a big deal ⚖️ and people might argue about how to divide zones ๐บ️.
✅ In short:
Right now: biggest groups always win ๐.
With a ward system: everyone, even the smaller voices, gets heard ๐๐๐.
Vancouver, this is about your community, your neighborhood, your voice. Let’s make sure everyone has a seat at the table ๐ช๐!
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