People just don't like politicians!

I have been going door to door with messaging for Fair Voting BC, trying to find out what motivates people to vote and how they feel about our electoral system. The first day I went out, I tried to see how many people supported the referendum we had in 2005. It was kind of sorry, but very few people even remembered voting for it.

The second day I went out, I changed my line of conversation. Instead of asking people what they thought of the referendum or proportional representation, I asked them what they thought of politicians.

Wow, the difference was night and day. After knocking on 50 doors, the response was unanimous. People really thought ill of their elected officials.

"They never listen."
"They say one thing to get elected and do something different."
"They're just in it for the money."

...and so much more.

Even those who supported the current governments said the same thing. They just felt so cut of the system and the anger is really there.