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the last provincial election here was a really exciting time. People were abuzz. Everybody was talking about finally getting rid of the party in power (insert your choice of small L liberal or small C conservative - they are so much similar, that you might as well call them the Conserverals).
Finally people had a chance to get up and excercise their right to change the government. As a Canadian I am extremely proud of our long standing peaceful tradition of democracy. It had been a long long stretch of PC mandate and the populace was ready for a change, to vote in another government, maybe one that did not keep every promise like the incumbants did successfully.
And Voila! election day arrived, and Ontario did it! we changed the government! (well in name only - there is very little different between the red & blue boys). But wait, could it be true??? THE LOWEST VOTER TURNOUT IN HISTORY??? WTF???
I'm with you OFKUO. We have a country that is the envy of the world. yet, the majority of people are too bloody lazy to take an interest in voting.
I'm glad when I hear westerners whine about the federal elections and how their votes are meaningless after Ontario votes anyways, at least it shows some electoral intelligence. There is absolutely no excuse for not excercising your duty to vote.
- climbing down off of my rant-box.
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