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NW School Board BlogDemocracy -Taken for Granted
There was approximately a 25% turnout rate in Saturday's civic election in New Westminster.We have a lot to learn from the folks in this picture. People in Egypt are willing to put their own safety and security on the line to ensure that democracy takes roots in that country. Regardless of whether it is the politicians, the politics or the electorate. or a combination of all of these, there is something fundamentally flawed in how we choose our representatives and in how we exercise our right to vote. The overwhelming feeling that I get as I listen to people, is that they feel that it makes no difference whether they vote or not. Simply put, they have lost hope in the political process. I find it striking that election day for the local level of politics comes so close after Remembrance Day, where so many men and women are honoured for the sacrifice they made in the defense of freedom and democracy.
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