N.S. seniors advocate calls decision to not print voter cards ‘short-sighted’ [Video]

A seniors advocacy group says it is very concerned about a decision by Nova Scotia’s elections agency not to mail voter information cards because of the threat of a postal strike.

Bill VanGorder, with the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, says the decision is “short-sighted” because many seniors don’t use the internet regularly and rely on the postal service for voting information.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has announced that its rural and urban mail carriers voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action if there is no progress at the bargaining table with Canada Post. The union will be in a legal strike position as of Nov. 3.

Liberal Party Leader Zach Churchill also criticized Elections Nova Scotia’s decision, saying the lack of mailed cards will make voting difficult for seniors and those with poor or non-existent internet connections.

A representative from Elections Nova Scotia says the decision not …