Bringing Information to the People

There are many groups in Canada who do not vote and it is a stated aim of WAP/PAF to encourage all Canadians to vote.

Today, we approached the Chinese Canadian Cultural Centre which is in Centretown in Ottawa, and we asked if we could be included on the agenda at some point when people from the Chinese community were meeting in order to discuss electoral reform and how they can make a difference.

One of two striking lions brought from China to grace the front of the Chinese-Canadian Heritage Centre.

We may have to work through a translator but this is well worth the effort as many new Canadians are disenfranchising themselves because they may not understand our voting system, may not trust it or may feel that they will not have an effect so what's the use.

We want to change this feeling of helplessness, not just in among immigrants but for all Canadians.