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<font face="FreeMono">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!?!<br>
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--Bob, who couldn't type fast enough to get it on the Democracy
Week calendar: <br>
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On 11-09-12 01:26 PM, June Macdonald wrote:
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<pre wrap="">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.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="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">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</a>
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