I wonder if Canadians realize.

First, what we must remember is that the public is never the problem. The problem is the way politicians speak to the public. Politicians and elected officials must remember to treat the audience as the intelligent participants that they are!"
Our role as Canadians is to cast our vote. We fought for democracy yet in 2008 voter turn out was the lowest in Canadian history: 58%.
I support democracy. I will gladly accept the outcome of any election if Canadians come out to vote but when 5,209,069 votes gives a political party a minority government with a population of 34,417,261 and 23,677,639 eligible voters it simply isn't enough. Another astounding outcome from the last election is that the Conservative Party of Canada received 165,002 fewer votes from 2006 to 2008 yet they gained 19 seats: an increase from 124 to 143. The same anomaly is evident with the 8 seats the NDP gained: 74,309 fewer votes. In total 974,206 fewer voters turned out between 2006 and 2008. 835,230 fewer votes for the Liberal Party of Canada from 2006 to 2008 drastically altered the outcome. Yes, I am Liberal. Yes, I support Liberal ideals but I control one vote: mine! If you want a change in this country please vote.