Informed Citizenship

Your Voice, Your Choice

In class we are creating an imaginary country  using a website called civic mirror; to give us a taste of what life will be like outside of these windowless walls of Cameron Heights. 
Right now we have started the election and campaigning process, and that got me thinking about why some people don't exercise their right to vote. We live in a democracy, and one of the marvelous perks of living here in Canada, a democratic country, is that you get to have a say in who runs your country.
There are so many people out there in under developed, third world countries that would kill for a say in their countries leadership. 

North Korea, Uganda, basically the entire continent of Africa has no stable government; those people would give an arm and a leg to be able to voice their opinions freely.
It may not seem like a big deal to you, because the only thing you're paying is higher taxes, but these people are paying with their lives!
To them, you taking this right for granted, is  a crime; how could you take such a privilege for granted?
I know everyone has their reasons, but honestly if you're not voting, you're not being heard, and who are you without your voice?

I chose to write about this topic because I think that it is a big issue. I know many people who do not vote in elections, including my father because they think it's not important. I thought it was important to breifly inform people that they should utilize their right to vote since so many countries around the world don't have that privilidge and it is