Elizabeth May exposes some of the discrepancies of other infected
democratic system. In the most recent election we had our lowest
voter turnout ever with just around 60% of Canadians showing up at
the polling stations. May attributes this to many different things.
One reason being the slanderous ads that have replaced campaign
ads, many politicians are no longer putting forth a platform; they
instead make ads to discourage the population from voting for their
opposition. May also advocates that we are in desperate need of
electoral reform, suggesting that we scrap our current
first-past-the-post voting system in exchange for proportional
representation.
This book expresses that politicians need to take some time and
think about the important issues to Canadians and the world, and
put aside their partisan politics. Many politicians along with the
media have lost sight of the importance and position that fair
media plays in helping Canadians decide what their real issues are.
Politicians have forgotten that their jobs are to help citizens and
advocate on behalf of these citizens to ensure that Canada is a
fair and good place to live. Much of the respect that used to be
exercised in the House of Commons is now lost. Politicians are
attacking each other no longer on an issue-based argument but on a
personal level in public area.
These are just a feel of the issues that Elizabeth feels have
promoted Canadians to lose confidence and respect for their
government. Thus causing low voter turnouts and diminishing our
democracy. She suggests that we should fight to fix these problems
because if we don't, who will?