Many people misunderstand what is referred to as “Freedom”.    First of all,  it’s not free at all.  Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly and the freedom to elect your government are rights written in blood across the battlefields of Europe in the 20th Century.   

Moreover, freedom doesn’t mean a free-for-all.   That would be anarchy and history has shown such vacuums remain very short-lived and undemocratic. 

Freedom actually  comes with a set of responsibilities of community and commitment.   It’s often been said that people get the government they deserve.   

If you don’t care to get involved, that another way of saying you don’t care who get’s elected.   Apparently, in past Lethbridge municipal elections, 75% of eligible voters don’t care.    Hopefully the consequences of this past lack of involvement are now concerning enough for a bigger turnout this time around.