Little Slovenia shows its democratic muscle.

The people of the new, little country of Slovenia, most recently a part of Jugoslavia, have, it seems, a modern form of Direct Democracy to help run it. Recently their parliament passed a law permitting homosexuals to adopt children. But many of the citizens did not want that, and after obtaining enough names on an "initiative", required that the issue be put to a vote. And some 55% of the people voted against the idea. Such law was therefore annulled. According to their rules such question cannot be attempted again for at least a year. .

The North Bay Nugget in its issue of March 26, headlined the story by saying that "Slovenians reject homosexual rights". One may (or may not) disagree with their conclusion, but one cannot deny that a majority of the people do not want such "rights". And that is surely the essence of "democracy". Would that Ontario or Canada had any opportunity whatever of permitting their citizens to bring an issue of which many of its people want a say upon, to vote and be able effectively to show their opinion - as within new Slovenia.