[Bobblehead]

Perhaps age is an issue.

I know as I have aged I have become more disillusioned with the current systems. If that is a general trend then with the overall aging of the population come an increasing disconnect.

Also, it seems to me that media has more of an agenda than it did in the past. It is more obvious in the US, but even in Canada media deregulation initially seemed to lead to more choice, but through time there has been a media consolidation. This has coloured the public perception of politics and politicians.

And finally, I think people become jaded when they don't see or hear from the representative that they are voting for. I rarely hear about Art Hanger. The only real time he made the news with any frequency was during the Stockwell Day revolt. Other than that, I get a couple fliers in the mail where he rails against the Liberal (still), but doesn't have any vision. Same on the provincial level. Other than the portable signs advertising the Stampede BBQ, I never hear a word about Shiraz Sheriff. It really makes me question what they personally are doing to deserve my vote, or if a monkey trained to stand when the party whip tells them to stand might not be as good a representative and only cost a few bananas.