If you don't know who to vote for, or you don't like any of your choices, spoil your ballot by writing in, "None of the above". Otherwise you are passively acquiescing to whatever government the rest of the people elect, as opposed to protesting that government.
Further, it is your duty as a citizen to inform yourself about politics, however distasteful or boring it might be. The political parties all send out free pamphlets summarizing their positions, they all have websites, and the newspapers are full of information as well. Spending 10-20 hours every 4 or 5 years is not asking very much of any of us.
That being said, I've grown disillusioned with all the parties, so that last election I voted Green, on the principle that a small group of nutjob environmentalists in Parliament might encourage the other parties to stop pandering to big business and big unions and pay some attention to issues that Joe and Jane Canada actually care about.
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