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<\/a>First-year Arts and Science student Igo Campbell says they\u2019re uncertain about what Canada\u2019s coming years may bring after the election; their perspective on the future has changed in recent months, compelling them to reflect on new and more potent ways to weather.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever the impacts of [the Canada-US trade war], it\u2019s going to be negative, and it\u2019s going to be decades of impact. And so I\u2019m trying to move away from being like, \u2018Once I get a career, things are going to be stable,\u2019 because I don\u2019t even know what careers are going to look like in 10 years,\u201d says Campbell. \u201c I think one of the major impacts that it\u2019s had is I\u2019m planning for the future less\u2026 and I\u2019m much more, like, I\u2019m just going to incrementally build what is around me as much as I possibly can. I\u2019m trying to broaden my horizons as much as I can… instead of locking myself into a single path.\u201d<\/p>\n
Third-year Arts and Science student Charlie Crossno, who leans politically left, says she has experienced unease during this period, concerned over the long-term effects that may reverberate if Poilievre\u2019s Conservative party holds office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m definitely worried about the outcome because it\u2019s such a close race,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd I feel like anything that does happen will shape our future permanently because we\u2019re in this very pivotal [period]. Are we going to have a revolution? Are we going to get rid of health care? There\u2019s so much in the air, and it\u2019s just going to make very permanent changes.\u201d<\/p>\n Both Liberal and Conservative leaders have made promises to cease \u201cwasteful spending.\u201d However, as suggested by first-year Arts and Science student Katie de Varies, budget cuts and caps to Canada\u2019s public service may result in job instability.<\/p>\n \u201cAs someone who is currently immigrating here and will probably have a family here one day, it\u2019s really scary. I\u2019m going into teaching elementary school, and I feel like funding within education and for health and stuff is really important to me,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd it scares me to think about immigrating to a country that I thought Canada was [and for it] to be possibly changing.\u201d<\/p>\n First-year University Transfer student Danyn Fine argues that the motivation for budget cuts and cuts to taxation on behalf of prime minister Carney are politically performative. He believes the cuts will disproportionately target individuals with low income.<\/p>\n \u201cI think, inevitably, no matter who gets elected, there\u2019s going to be cuts. I think Carney is going to make cuts,\u201d says Fine. \u201cHe\u2019s already [gotten] rid of the carbon tax, which seems like a clearly political move and has very little to do with the tax itself, but more to do with the messaging around it. But it really does worry me because it\u2019s going to make, unfortunately, life harder for people who already are struggling and already are having to rely on things that are designed to protect our most vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s important for Campbell to aim their focus toward more tangible means of community improvement and assistance. They plan to continue on their path toward support on the ground level.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to get involved in the politics of local community, not necessarily in the officially political realm, but in that area. And It feels like even more of a call to do that,\u201d says Campbell. \u201cI think community support systems are really important.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The upcoming Canadian federal election will be met with apprehension and concern by some Camosun College students on April 28. For many of those in post-secondary, working toward a career and future, and often fairly young, tensions are high during this election; they\u2019re concerned about what\u2019s at stake and for how long results will last. 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