Saskatchewan students to cast their votes in mock provincial election – Saskatoon [Video]

Oct. 28th is an important opportunity to help decide the future of Saskatchewan, and an even greater opportunity for future voters to learn about the democratic process.

Students at Ecole St. Mother Teresa School are participating in a mock election to get a better understanding of what voting is like.

“It’s surprising how excited young kids are to really get into politics, start learning about campaign promises and party platforms and all that. And it’s really cool to see them start to kind of formulate what they think might be a good leader and to think about who they might vote for when they’re adults,” says teacher Rebecca Hammel.

Students echoed the importance of the mock election.

“Well, it’s important because one day we will be the people voting. And it’s just important to start early so that we know what happens. So when we actually go into the real thing, we can have an idea of what’s going on,” says …