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Lowest voter turnout in Canadian history
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 204010" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>For us, voting is compulsory. It's also quite an ordeal at times, especially if we have a Senate vote (Upper House = British House of Lords). The Senate voting paper can literally be as big as a tablecloth! We generally have a House of Representatives ballot at the same time - the paper is tiny by comparison, you could lose it in your pocket.</p><p></p><p>Too often we've seen seats won or lost on very narrow margins - it doesn't necessarily matter if you're in an area where most people vote the other way to you - at some point, somewhere and some time, it WILL make a difference. Even if the person you want doesn't get in, you have the satisfaction of knowing that every vote against the winner will send him/her a message of, "I don't trust you."</p><p></p><p>I suggest that any time you meet someone who is whining about the government, ask them if they voted. If they did, then they have a right to whine. Maybe. Otherwise - no excuse, none whatsoever.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 204010, member: 1991"] For us, voting is compulsory. It's also quite an ordeal at times, especially if we have a Senate vote (Upper House = British House of Lords). The Senate voting paper can literally be as big as a tablecloth! We generally have a House of Representatives ballot at the same time - the paper is tiny by comparison, you could lose it in your pocket. Too often we've seen seats won or lost on very narrow margins - it doesn't necessarily matter if you're in an area where most people vote the other way to you - at some point, somewhere and some time, it WILL make a difference. Even if the person you want doesn't get in, you have the satisfaction of knowing that every vote against the winner will send him/her a message of, "I don't trust you." I suggest that any time you meet someone who is whining about the government, ask them if they voted. If they did, then they have a right to whine. Maybe. Otherwise - no excuse, none whatsoever. Marg [/QUOTE]
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