Northerners, what personal experience will shape how you vote in the next federal election? Share it here

Sometime in 2025, Canada will have a federal election. It could be as early as this spring. 

We all choose to vote for different reasons. CBC North wants to make sure your voice is heard.

What's the one issue that matters the most to you? Do you have a specific personal story that illustrates your experience?

We're looking for several people from across the North to publish their perspectives on CBC. Not the same political talking heads, but real people with real stakes.

To express your interest, please fill out this Google form. 

For example, maybe you saw your heating bill in Norman Wells, N.W.T., double this fall after barges couldn't make it up the Mackenzie River. You might have used the food bank for the first time and want to write about rising costs. Are you from a community in Nunavut, but can't find an affordable place to live? Perhaps you've seen your family traditions upended by shrinking salmon runs on the Yukon River and you want to share how the changing climate affects your vote. If you work in health care, restaurants or grocery stores, on construction sites or at the mines, what's the biggest concern driving your vote?

If you feel like your perspective isn't represented or heard on a national stage, here's your chance to help change that. Democracy is stronger when we hear perspectives from across all of our communities. 

This is a paid writing opportunity and you don't have to be a professional writer. You'll be invited to an optional half-day online writing workshop with CBC's First Person producer Tamara Baluja and other editors from across the country. Then you'll work one-on-one with a CBC North editor to produce your piece.

Want to see previous First Person columns we've published? Check out our website and FAQ here. 

Questions? Email me at [email protected].