Posted AT 8:42 PM EST on 13/10/08
Ugly campaign, important election
After an election campaign that was often ugly and occasionally brutish, many Canadians will be tempted to stay home today rather than visit their local polling station. Understandable though that impulse may be, it is one that should be resisted. No matter how uninspiring the past five weeks have been, the stakes are too great for Canadians concerned with their country's future to meekly stand by as their next government is chosen.
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