A soon-to-be first-time voter is hoping to arm Canadians with a little more information come Oct. 21.
Laef Kucheran, who lives in Burnaby, will be voting in his first election in a couple of weeks, but the 18-year-old has been preparing for this day for a very long time.
Four years ago, he created , an app and website that gathers candidate lists and party platforms from across Canada all in one place.
One tool lets you compare platforms on a given issue and stances as you go. The app will tally up which party you agree with most.
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What he found was that many people were interested in issues like housing, climate change or LGBTQ2+ rights, but not the finer details of electing people to public office.
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He said many of his peers are interested in politics as well and wish they could vote.
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Although he had younger people in mind when he created the app, he says many of his users are in their 40s, 50s and beyond.
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Kucheran, who has operated the website through two previous elections, said this is the first time he香蕉视频直播檚 working with riding candidates to add their information to the database.
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