91ƵIf you were woke, you91Ƶd know that pro rep is lit.91Ƶ
It91Ƶs the 11-word sentence that has turned heads of all ages since it was uttered by Premier John Horgan during Thursday night91Ƶs electoral reform debate with BC Liberal Party leader Andrew Wilkinson.
Social media users were quick to judge what they saw as a cringe-worthy comment, which Horgan defended on Twitter shortly after the 30-minute debate.
I stand by my statement. .
91Ƶ John Horgan (@jjhorgan)
Proportional representation means exactly what it says: 40% of the votes = 40% of the seats.
Governments elected under pro rep do what so many of us do every day. They work together to get things done.
If you91Ƶre one of the many people who don91Ƶt know what those words mean, 91Ƶwoke91Ƶ means to understand what91Ƶs really going on in a situation, while 91Ƶlit91Ƶ often means being intoxicated at parties, but anything fun.
Even New Democrat Bowinn Ma, B.C.91Ƶs youngest MLA at 33 years old, said she didn91Ƶt know the two words until Thursday night.
Learning this phrase tonight reconfirms for me what I've said before: That I'm the youngest MLA in BC at 33 doesn't tell you how youthful I am; it tells you how old is! Let's change this with an electoral system that engages younger voters.
91Ƶ Bowinn Ma (@BowinnMa)
Meanwhile, the catchphrase caught the attention of many online.
The woke and lit comment by Horgan was an attempt to be relatable... I'm sensing a lot of eye-rolls from the intended audience and google searches from everyone else
91Ƶ Carol Wain (@carolwain)
When Premier Horgan said 91Ƶwoke91Ƶ and 91Ƶlit91Ƶ I finally understood why my teenage daughters cringe when I repeatedly ask them 91ƵIf they heard any good tea at school today.91Ƶ
91Ƶ Adrian 🤦🏻91Ƶ♂️ (@AY604)
Go John Horgan, but did he just say 91Ƶif you were woke, you91Ƶd know that pro rep is lit?91Ƶ That was...surreal
91Ƶ Ishmam Bhuiyan (@ish_bhuiyan25)
Wilkinson and Horgan mostly talked over each other during the debate, staying on familiar talking points.
91ƵLet91Ƶs get modern, let91Ƶs get hip,91Ƶ Horgan said, in a bid to emphasize how the current First Past the Post system gives a majority to parties who did not get more than half the votes, and that B.C. needs to modernize.
Wilkinson hammered the point that many ballots are being 91Ƶthrown in the trash91Ƶ because people haven91Ƶt had the time or information to assess the options.
Mail-in ballots are due on Nov. 30 at Elections BC.
91Ƶ With files from Tom Fletcher
ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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