This chat with Andrew was really fun and I learned a ton! He is great at explaining things and has quite the resume which he skims through during our chat.Andrew is a Political Science graduate from the University of Victoria who works in the Whip's Office at the Legislature. He is also currently the Campaign Manager for Esquimalt-Metchosin Liberal Candidate Barb Desjardins for the coming 2017 BC Election on May 9th.(** I should note that all of the thoughts and opinions he gives here are His alone and he is Not speaking on behalf of any political party or candidate).We cover a lot of stuff in this episode and it's hard to narrow some bullet points down to give you a good overview - as I find so much of it to be important for this coming election... but here are a few things that you'll hear us talk about:- His background and how he got to leading a campaign for the 2017 BC Election- The different voting styles people tend to use - party based, local candidate based or issue based- The lack of civic/political education and how the reason people often don't vote is because they simply don't feel educated enough to do so- His view of the differences in the political parties ... and the differences of the federal vs provincial versions of these Parties- How, in preparation for a provincial election, we should look at our current MLA's and their past 4years to determine what we are looking for in an MLA for the next 4years.- How we should dig into and scrutinize each Parties Platform, which the public can online **see below links**- And we address some of the issues coming up in this campaign, like: Site C Dam, Political Party Donations, Trickle Down Economics, Daycare,- I also learn about Populism and how this is used in politics (eg, Daycare is a "populous promise") ... and much more.Thanks for listening & I hope you enjoy!*If you like what you hear and you think it’s important, please share it with as many people as you can… hopefully we can all become a little more aware and involved.*– Until Next time… Stay Curious – CJ 🙂***Party Platforms***BC Greens Party PlatformBC Liberal Party PlatformBC Liberal Party – Vancouver Island PlatformBC NDP Party PlatformBuy us aCoffee $5... a Beer $8... or someTime, Energy or Equipment $$- Many thanks for all the Support!!http://www.governthis.cahttp://www.facebook.com/governthistwitter: @WeGovernThis*SHOW NOTES ... to come