Low voter turnout has plagued Canada’s elections for decades, and people are increasingly apathetic towards the democratic process. In this episode we host a discussion to ask whether Canada has a democratic deficit. Are democratic institutions accurately representing the “will of the people” and are they providing goods & services that people value and want? This goes beyond the trend of voter turnout, to consider a wide range of democratic institutions, such as: Party financing, lobbying, the welfare state, the electoral system, and much more!