[fvc-wat-disc] [FVCchapters] Elections Canada supports Democracy Week

[Bob Jonkman]

The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada spontaneously picked up on the 
existence of Democracy Week, and initiated his own event?  How many 
shades of awesome is that!?!

--Bob, who couldn't type fast enough to get it on the Democracy Week 
calendar:

https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=92ep734oa3ums0usq1bikkhpi0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Toronto


On 11-09-12 01:26 PM, June Macdonald wrote:
> Even Elections Canada is on the Democracy week bandwagon!
>
> TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 12, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
>
>          --  As part of Canada's Democracy Week (September 12-16), the Chief
>              Electoral Officer of Canada, Marc Mayrand, and Ilona Dougherty,
>              Executive Director of Apathy is Boring, will launch "The Art of
>              Democracy" National Youth Challenge aimed at encouraging youth
> aged 14-
>              30 to celebrate and learn about democracy.
>          --  A news conference will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
> September
>              13, 2011, at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West,
>              Toronto.
>          --  Attending the news conference will be Amanda Mabro, a Montreal
> pop
>              songstress, who will also be performing.
>          --  Prior to the news conference, an Apathy is Boring Civic
> Participation
>              Workshop with local youth will take place. These youth will also
> be
>              present at the news conference.
>
>
> http://www.marketwatch.com/story/media-advisory-chief-electoral-officer-of-canada-and-apathy-is-boring-invite-young-canadians-to-celebrate-the-art-of-democracy-2011-09-12
>
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