Democracy Day (Canada)

Democracy Day is a project initiated by Fair Vote Canada "to celebrate and reflect upon Canadian democracy."

On August 2, 2011, Fair Vote Canada launched Democracy Day and Democracy Week in Canada[1] annual events encouraging participation, education, and celebration of Canadian democracy. In its first year events were held by different groups[2] in cities across Canada.[3] Fair Vote Canada designated Democracy Day to be Canada's celebration of the United Nations International Day of Democracy[4] and Democracy Week to be the seven-day calendar week in which Democracy Day falls[5] (September 15 each year). A number of Canadian non-profit and governmental organizations participate in and promote the events, including Elections Canada.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Fair Vote Canada Newsletter August 2011". Fair Vote Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  2. "Invitation aux médias - 15 septembre Journée de la démocratie". Mouvement pour une démocratie nouvelle (MDN). Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  3. "Fair Vote Canada Launches Democracy Week". Fair Vote Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-09-10. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  4. "International Day of Democracy". United Nations. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  5. "Happy Democracy Day, Canada! Or Is it?". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  6. "PR: Young Canadians Invited to Create "The Art of Democracy"". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 16, 2011.


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