VOTE!

If you are reading this, you enjoy freedoms beyond the wildest dreams of citizens in many other countries. Tomorrow, May 2nd, is Election Day in Canada. In the time it would take many of you to enjoy a coffee break or have a quick snack, you can thank those responsible for the freedoms you enjoy by showing them the sacrifices they’ve made were not in vain by exercising your right to vote.

A few minutes out of your day to place an ‘X’ in a circle will show that you appreciate the hell some soldier experienced in a muddy, rat infested trench in France praying that the next shell or cloud of gas would pass him by.

It will indicate that you acknowledge the freezing cold and fear a member of the navy or merchant marine lived through while waiting for a torpedo to send him and his mates into the freezing waters of the North Atlantic where the chances of rescue were slim to none.

You will display appreciation for the airman who trapped in his burning aircraft fought desperately to escape, hoping his parachute was not aflame when he opened it.

That simple ‘X’ will be your way of saying that you respect the woman who flying alone through horrible weather made sure the aircraft she flew made it across the ocean, where it was so desperately needed.

If you can’t be bothered to show appreciation for those who lived and died so you would have that right, then turn off your computer, turn off your cell phone and imagine your TV receiving only one, government controlled channel. Pretty scary, eh?

Show that you appreciate your freedoms. Get your butt to the polling station tomorrow and vote! Not sure where to go? Click here