This column is an opinion by Andrew Roth, a factory worker who lives in Lethbridge. For more information about CBC’s Alberta election 2023 opinion series, visit the My Priority home page.
In grade school, we were taught about government, politics and democracy. When a provincial election was announced, our teacher assigned us some weekend homework (ugh).
We had to ask our parents and other grownups who they would vote for, and why that person deserved their vote. Also if they knew their chosen party’s platform.
Most people replied the same way:, “I am voting for XYZ, because I have always voted for XYZ, like my parents and
