Democracy Day is a project initiated by
Fair Vote Canada
Fair Vote Canada (FVC) (french: Represéntation équitable au Canada) is a grassroots, nonprofit, multi-partisan citizens' movement for electoral reform in Canada. Headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, it promotes the introduction of an element o ...
"to celebrate and reflect upon Canadian democracy."
On August 2, 2011, Fair Vote Canada launched Democracy Day and Democracy Week in Canada
annual events encouraging participation, education, and celebration of Canadian democracy. In its first year events were held by different groups
in cities across Canada.
Fair Vote Canada designated Democracy Day to be Canada's celebration of the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
International Day of Democracy and Democracy Week to be the
seven-day calendar week in which Democracy Day falls
(September 15 each year). A number of Canadian non-profit and governmental organizations participate in and promote the events, including
Elections Canada
Elections Canada (french: Élections Canada)The agency operates and brands itself as Elections Canada, its legal title is Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (). is the non-partisan agency responsible for administering Canadian federal electio ...
.
See also
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Democracy Day in other countries
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UK Parliament Week
References
Electoral reform in Canada
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