Environment, economy and casting a ballot on minds of voters at K-W Multicultural Centre

The economy, climate change and the need to get out to cast a ballot are all issues on the minds of voters who were at the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre on Wednesday.

CBC Kitchener-Waterloo visited the centre on Wednesday to hear directly from voters.

Khaled Haik came to Canada in 2014 and became a citizen a few months ago. This is the first federal election he'll be voting in and he says he'll be really thinking about his vote.

"This year, absolutely, I'm going to vote. The reason for it is, I know everything that matters," Haik told Craig Norris, host of CBC K-W'sThe Morning Edition. "We have to take that action."

He said he's asked friends about the process and how they learn about the candidates so he's informed.

Ana Luz Martinez said the environment and climate change are top of mind for her in this election.

"I have been reading about climate change and the situation, how it's now, and that we need to act quickly because we don't have a lot of time" she said.

She says she's still undecided in this election.

"I have an opinion but I think I need to wait a little bit," she said, saying she still has more research to do.

You can hear some of Craig Norris's conversation with voters here: