For Saturday's municipal elections, only 37 per cent of voters cast ballots for the mayor, councillors and school board members, the lowest turnout since the amalgamation of Halifax Regional Municipality. And, on Tuesday, 60.7 per cent of eligible voters took part in the federal election, also an all-time low.
Why do you think people aren't bothering to vote? What will it take for more people to participate in our democracy?
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