主题：【原创】华裔加拿大人的政治参与 -- 活在当下

下面两个表是投票率的差距。这就影响了华人声音的表达和对自己利益的保护。

Self-Reported Rates of Voter Participation in the 2000 Federal Election, by Selected Place of Birth

Place of birth Reported voter turnout %

Canada 78.8

Italy 94.0

Netherlands 93.7

United Kingdom 86.4

Germany 85.9

Poland 81.6

India 81.1

Portugal 79.8

United States 78.0

Philippines 75.6

P R China 70.5

Hong Kong SAR 64.7

Self-Reported Rates of Voter Participation for Selected Visible Minorities in the 2000 Federal Election, by Immigrant Status

Group Total voter participation Born in Canada Born outside Canada

Not a visible minority 81.8 80.9 83.6

South Asian 70.9 60.4 78.2

Filipino 69.7 59.6 75.6

Arab 65.5 55.9 75.1

Black 61.8 53.2 74.6

Chinese 64.9 62.8 65.8

Japanese 75.8 77.1 60.8

Source: Ethnic Diversity Survey, Statistics Canada and Department of Canadian Heritage, 2002[/SIZE]