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Originally Posted by evman150
You don't even know how our own system of electing a government works?
This is just flat out wrong.
I have a question for people in this thread:
If it were to cost nothing to taxpayers (obviously not possible, this is just a thought experiment), would you support a system of government where every important issue was put to a referendum?
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I definitely wouldn't support that. The average Canadian knows nothing about important issues on which they'd be voting... imagine the intense advertising by lobby groups directly to the Canadian people, drug companies, insurance companies, etc. would be lobbying non-stop through commercials and marketing to affect our political decision-making. At least with politicians they have to bribe them... with the People they just need to have a funny ad and a good jingle to get biased legislation passed.
Though again my biggest issue would be the lack of info most people have on important issues. Take this thread for example, most participants would probably classify themselves as at least 'politically aware', whereas my opinion is 9.5/10 posters in the thread really have NOT seriously looked into these issues from an educational or non-partisan angle, and are pretty much representing 'their side' in an intensly biased manner... though they probably don't know it.