Is "ethical consumerism" -- as an expression of a person's core beliefs -- becoming as powerful a political statement as voting? Ethical consumerism as an act of engaged citizenship.

Anand Giridharadas is a columnist for The New York Times and International Herald Tribune. He writes a column called “Currents,” on ideas. Visit his blog.

Gavin Fridell is Assistant Professor of Politics at Trent University, and the author of Fair Trade Coffee.

Brenda Plant is co-founder and executive director of ethiquette Inc., The Responsible Consumer Network. For more information see brendaplant.com.

Tony Chapman is CEO of Capital C, a Toronto-based advertising agency.

Navin Vaswani was an associate producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. He is a product of Ryerson University's journalism program and is interested in a myriad of topics from politics to religion to sports. Navin was previously an intern at The Agenda during its first season.

Mike Miner is a producer for The Agenda with Steve Paikin. Previously at TVO, he was a producer for Studio 2. Originally from Sudbury Ontario, Mike studied journalism and literature at Carleton University and spends as much of his vacation time as possible travelling - including a recent trip to China. He also writes for a variety of publications about arts and culture. Read his Blog: The Fifth Column. Follow Mike on Twitter.

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Failure to launch: Why Ontario's push for electoral reform failed to find favour.

Laura Stephenson is assistant professor of Political Science at The University of Western Ontario and co-author of Ontario’s Referendum on Proportional Representation: Why Citizens Said No.

Stavros Rougas is an associate producer on The Agenda with Steve Paikin. He formerly worked at CBC Television and has studied at Université Laval, The University of Western Ontario and Sheridan College. Stavros has an insatiable curiosity for international politics as well as an interest in urban issues. Follow Stavros on Twitter.

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