All Candidates Debate at Magee Secondary in Vancouver

On Tuesday, April 30, over five hundred students attended Magee Secondary School’s Vancouver Quilchena All Candidates Debate.

We were for very fortunate to have Andrew Wilkinson from the BC Liberals, Matt Toner filling in for Nicholas Scapillati from the BC NDP, Damian Kettlewell from the BC Green Party, and Bill Clarke from the BC Conservatives.

In addition we had the pleasure of welcoming numerous media outlets including Global TV that attended this event.

Overall the All Candidates Debate was very successful, with many students asking questions from the floor, as well as very well developed responses from the candidates.

This event helped students become more engaged on the importance of politics and voting.

Hopefully, when many of these students become eligible to vote over the next few years, they will be more aware in the issues and cast their votes accordingly. We hope that on May 13 when Magee hosts its Student Vote that most students come out to participate in this event.

Finally, organizing the All Candidates Debate was an excellent learning opportunity for the twelve students who are involved in the Student Vote Initiative Team. The team is made up of seven students involved in the Grade 8 and 9 Magee Leaders Program and five Grade 11 students, with the support of the teachers from the Socials Studies Department.

Once again, we would like to thank Global News for covering this event and giving us the opportunity to blog about our experiences and upcoming events in regards to the upcoming 2013 BC Provincial Election.

Thank you.