SAY WHAT? A Voter Primer for Young Folks is a place where voters can read, tweet, and share what the candidates stand for on issues that matter to them. Each party and each independent candidate have been asked to state their platform on the same 10 issues (listed below). Get Your Vote On will be tweeting from these answers in order to add to the online conversation about the upcoming election on November 19, 2011. To follow the conversation, keep an eye on hash tags: #saywhat and #vanelxn and @GYVOca
THE ISSUES
Homelessness: health resources + Insite + sex-work
Affordable Housing: social housing + zoning + more
Jobs: skills training + education
The Arts: funding + studio space + liquor laws
Public Spaces: busking + #occupyvancouver + mobile food carts + accessibility
Transportation: skytrain + buses + bike policy
Land Use: urban farming + assembly
New Immigrants: support + housing + language
Environment: greening city initiatives + Burrard Inlet oil tankers + more
Education: reform + teachers rights + student rights
