Effect Change: Civics Class and School Curriculum

effect change: Beyond voting every four years and only two out of three eligible voters actually cast a ballot in a federal election few of us have any idea what steps we can take between elections to effect change, according to The Waterloo Record. In the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election, there are sometimes violent anti-Trump protests taking place across the United States. Yet despite the taxes we pay, too often Canadians are ill-informed about how governments operate, or what we can do as citizens to have influence on the legislative process. Protesters interviewed for television show ignorance of the electoral process. Only Ontario requires a mandatory civics class within its high school curriculum. Could a peaceful transition of power between U.S. President Barack Obama and president-elect Donald Trump really be in jeopardy because people dont understand how elections work There a simple solution to help solve some of the problem Canadians should be insisting that civics be a mandatory course in high school. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.