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Why I did it: Senate page explains her throne speech protest
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Jun 08 2011
Our views are not represented by our political system. How else could we have a government that 60 per cent of the people voted against? A broken system is what has left us with a Conservative government ready to spend billions on fighter jets we don’t need, to pollute the environment we want protected, to degrade a health-care system we want improved, and to cut social programs and public sector jobs we value… Such a system leads us to feel isolated, powerless and hopeless — thousands of Canadians made that clear in their responses to my action.
Tags: ideology, participation, rights, standard of living
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