Just under 60% of people in Canada and the United States who are eligible actually bother to turn up and vote in federal elections. Yet the government that is chosen affects everyone's lives. So why doesn't everyone vote? If you are tired of the increasing property taxes on your home you must VOTE! Well, if you ask the average person, they'll probably tell you they're just not interested. For a lot of people, politics is a complex and boring subject. No one wants to remind themselves of just how little they understand of what's going on, so they stop wondering what's going on. If you're fed up with never having a clue, then Acticons is for you. We aim to make politics simple and exciting.

Let's start with the basics. Canada and the United States are democratic countries. That means us citizens get to decide what happens in the country.

In Canada, the Queen of England is nominally the ruler of the country, but in practice the Queen stays out of things and the country is run by a Parliament. Every adult Canadian gets to vote on who the Member of Parliament for their region will be. The head of Parliament, known as the Prime Minister, leads the country. The Prime Minister is the head of the political party that has had the most members elected to Parliament. Elections in Canada are held whenever Parliament calls for them, or at least every ten years.

Things in the United States are a little different. The leader of their country is called the President, and he is advised, assisted, and partially governed by two different bodies of elected representatives: Congress and the Senate. The people in each state elect two senators and a number of Congresspeople proportional to the population of their state. The President is elected by a special process outside of the selection of Congresspeople and Senators. Each state votes for a number of electors proportional to their population. These electors then cast their votes for the president. Presidential elections in the United States are held every four years, and elections for the representative bodies are held every two years.

In order to simplify things for the people who are voting, people who wish to be elected often form political parties with other like-minded people in other parts of the country so that when elected they can affect change together. In the United States, there are only two political parties: the Democrats and the Republicans, and everyone who wishes to be elected but does not belong to either party is called an Independent. In Canada, there are numerous political parties. The largest are the Liberals, the Progressive Conservatives, and the NDP, or New Democrats. The Canadian political party system in a nutshell.

If politicians want to be elected in a democratic country, they have to catch the attention of the people. They do this by making promises to change things that matter to certain types of people, by making speeches, by aligning themselves with a political party, and by advertising. The people don't hear much from political hopefuls until last few months before an election, when politicians step up their persuasive efforts into what's known as a political campaign in order to convince people to vote for them, even humble individuals who do not think their vote would count.

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Green Collar Landscaping and In-Ground Pool Installation
1632 Wilson St. West Ancaster, Ontario L0R 1R0
(289) 339-8746

Dufferin Rogers Dental Clinic Family Dentist & Dental Implants
2032 Dufferin St, York, ON M6E 3R5
(416) 658-3384

TPI Personal Injury Lawyers
2800 Skymark Ave #503, Mississauga, ON L4W 5A6
(905) 361-1500

Uptown Yonge Dental
2717 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4N 2H8
(416) 487-3333

Adelaide Barks Dog Daycare and Boarding
23550 Highbury Ave N, London, ON N0M 1P0
(519) 854-1214

Super Steam London Carpet & Air Duct Cleaning
1020 Hargrieve Rd #10, London, ON N6E 1P5
(519) 857-9444

Ike's Asphalt Driveway Paving Company and Paving Contractor
4288 ON-3, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4K4
(519) 280-3122

Glenn D. Godfrey & Co. LLP Law Firm
3rd Floor, 35 Barrack Road, Belize City, Belize
+501 223-3530

Elev8 Aesthetic Medicine Inc. Botox Lip Fillers, Microneedling and PRP for Hair Loss
123 Pioneer Dr Building J, Unit #2, Kitchener, ON N2P 2A3
(519) 748-7284

Davidson's Jewellers
790 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3V6
(613) 234-4136

Easy House Loan Mortgage Broker
940 The East Mall Suite 202, Etobicoke, ON M9B 6J7
(647) 613-3279

Law Offices of Leonard F. Baer, PLLC - Elder Law Firm
1571 Bowery Rd, Highlands, NC 28741
1 828-371-0383

A to Z Storage, Self Storage Units, Boat & Car Storage
28607 Centre Rd, Strathroy, ON N7G 3H8
(519) 299-0179

Shamrock Pest Management
35 Walker St, Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0
(289) 668-8062

Copper Creek Construction, Decks, Sheds & Fence Contractor
43774 ON-3, Wainfleet, ON L0S 1V0
(289) 931-5074

ProXpedite Inc. Commercial Kitchen Installations
4226 Raney Crescent, London, ON N6L 1C3
877-776-9123

BA Custom Cabinets & Millwork
33972 Saintsbury Line, Lucan, ON NOM 2J0
226.304.2345

TNL Waste Bin Rental
669 Governors Rd E, Paris, ON N3L 3E1
(519) 717-0030

Cremation & Celebrations London
21574 Richmond St, Arva, ON N0M 1C0
(519) 963-4003

Green FX Landscaping Inc
100 Rexdale Blvd #201, Etobicoke, ON M9W 1N7
416) 747-7277

Canadian Tire North Bay
890 McKeown Ave, North Bay, ON P1B 8M1
(705) 472-3000

Google Dallas
15303 Dallas Pkwy, Addison, TX 75001

Amazon Canada
1882 118 Ave NE, Calgary, AB T3K 0R1

IGV Website Design & Marketing
341 Talbot St Suite 319, London, ON N6A 2R5
(226) 546-0015

Dezan Social Media Agency
1470 Dundas St, London, ON N5W 3B9
(226) 926-6332

Coach John
Beechwood Pl, London, ON N6C 1H7
(519) 671-5947

Jova Medical Aesthetics Medi Spa & Botox Clinic
1065 Valetta St, London, ON N6H 2Z9
(519) 870-5682

Vakili Psychological Services, Adult ADHD Specialist Psychologist & Therapist
1550 8 St SW #501, Calgary, AB T2R 1K1
403) 836-1967

Kitchens Inc. - Kitchen Design & Renovations
71 Craig St #6, Brantford, ON N3R 7H9
(519) 753-1637

Access Control Sales Ltd.
161 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga, ON L5G 4T9
(905) 274-2555

Dr. Sparky Electrical Contracting Ltd.
10 Wingrove Woods, Brantford, ON N3T 0M1
(519) 760-0088

KW Beauty Spa.
176 Victoria St N, Kitchener, ON N2H 5C6
(226) 339-8735

Coeur Physiotherapy, Massage, Shockwave, Vestibular & Dry Needling
#324, 1 Edmonton City Centre NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 4H5
(587) 200-8992

Brant Aero
150 Aviation Avenue, Hangar #2, Brantford, ON N3T 5L7
(519) 753-7022

Super Steam Hamilton & Burlington Carpet & Air-Duct Cleaning
236 Pritchard Rd, Hamilton, ON L8W 3P7
(289) 799-3608

Super Steam Brantford Carpet & Air-Duct Cleaning
3 Brant School Rd, Brantford, ON N3T 5L4
(519) 857-9444

Super Steam Kitchener Cambridge Waterloo Carpet, Rug & Air-Duct Cleaning
250 Royal Oak Rd, Cambridge, ON N3E 0A4
(226) 770-3998

M Industries
660 Queen Street West, Level 3, Toronto Ontario M6J 1E5
(416) 904-4510

Colours & Space
1215 Queensway E, Mississauga, ON L4Y 1R6
(905) 279-8787

Pikel Designs
123 Chain Lake Dr #100, Halifax, NS B3S 1B3
(902) 817-2984

Babaz Shawarma London
243 Wharncliffe Rd N, London, ON N6H 2B9
(519) 204-6703

Brant County Ford Sales
85 Lynden Rd, Brantford, ON N3R 7J9
(519) 756-6191

DC Paralegals LLP
73 Water St N Suite 503, Cambridge, ON N1R 7L6
(519) 208-9797

Luminoso Plumbing Inc
(226) 244-1729

Garcia Roofing Ltd.
225 Bathurst Dr. Unit D, Waterloo, ON N2V 2E4
(519) 504-3106




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