Citizen voter: First, save the country from Trump

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As the federal election campaign picks up speed, the Citizen’s Bruce Deachman has been asking Ottawa residents to share, in their own words, some experiences and thoughts on voting. Today: Brad Fisher of Sandy Hill explains what he thinks is the main election issue.

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“I vote in every election, at all three levels.

“I remember the first time I voted. I think I just turned 18. It was 1996 or ’97. It was exciting. I’ve always followed current affairs and politics, so I found it exciting to be able to vote for the first time.

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“I voted Liberal in that election, but I don’t necessarily vote for the same party every time. I probably mix it up most provincially. It depends on what the major issues are for me at the time. It’s harder municipally because I don’t find there’s as much information about who’s running. But federally I usually follow it pretty closely; I follow the polls and look at what the issues are, what the parties are talking about.

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“The whole national unity issue and and the U.S. Trump tariffs have certainly made that the single most important issue in this election. As one of my colleagues said, if we don’t have a country, then it really doesn’t matter after that. So that’s sort of taken over beyond anything I’ve ever seen in any other election, and it will guide who I vote for.

“Everybody should get out there and vote. That’s all I will say.”

bdeachman@postmedia.com

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