Civic responsibility (Anna)

Well, they say that civic responsibility starts early.

Our federal government has just fallen after a no confidence vote, so we're heading for another election. Caroline casually mentioned that we'll be able to vote (during the last election, we weren't Canadian citizens, and so couldn't.)

And now Emma is going around I saying "I vote, too. I wanna vote."

I'm not sure it's a good idea, though. Emma is going through a phase (an extended phase, possibly lasting another couple of decades) of saying no to everything. I mean everything. So if she was asked whether she supported a particular candidate, she would probably say "No! No no no no no."

But her other favourite expression is "I do it!" Which might get her into trouble since people could take her at her word and we could end up with the next PM on our hands. If in the US, "Yes, we can" can capture the popular imagination, then I think "I do it" could be just as successful as a rallying cry.

After all, she already has a staunch set of supporters. I have no doubt that teddy, tiny teddy, green bunny, pink bunny, Wow Wow, Boo and Baby 'Toria would all vote for her in a second.