Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Canadian Press: Canadians feeling more alienated from the political process: report

The Canadian Press: Canadians feeling more alienated from the political process: report:

The Institute of Wellbeing's report on democratic engagement, released Wednesday, says Canada is experiencing a huge democratic deficit that is only getting worse.

'The disconnect between Canadians and those who govern on their behalf is deep, wide and growing,' institute CEO Lynne Slotek said in a statement.

The report (available at www.ciw.ca) points to the fact that voter turnout in the last federal election was the worst in Canadian history.

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