Introduction to Me

I'm not new to website building or the world of forums, but this will be my first time maintaining a blog. I'm a student at Brock University writing my honors thesis in psychology. I've taken a large number of political science classes throughout my university career, which take up most of my elective courses. I feel that there isn't a whole lot of knowleadge or active participation on the political scene from a large number of young adults. Taking these types of courses is my way of informing myself of the political systems of Canada and the world beyond, so that I can make educated descisions instead of voting blindly or perhaps not at all.
The one thing that I've discovered so far is that knowleadge of the system is only half the battle. Political awareness can only be gained by keeping up with the flow of current events. If one is trully to make an informed, educated desicison when it comes to an election, referendum, or course of public action, it takes dedication to follow the news. When choosing an elective representative, it doesn't matter only what the platform says now, but how that person has performed in the past, and how the standpoint that person or party had taken in the past has changed.
Staying ontop of the news becomes difficult in a busy world, filled with work, school, social obligations and personal activites. Does the news always stay in the front seat of priorities? How informed are people really when they step up to the voters box on election day?