Lugege paberlehte, samuti on selle kohta olnud kuulutus ja see on olnud ka sündmuste kalendris sees. Mida siis veel läheb tarvis??

Some of us live in the 21st century.
For the majority of us, who do not subscribe to the paper version, this is the first information that has emerged so far - some 16 -or so- hours before the polls open.

Ja kuidas teie, 21. sajandi elanikud saaksite võrgulehte lugeda, kui paberlehte poleks? Selle tellijad katavad ju teatavasti võrgulehe ülalpidamisega seotud kulud.

Maybe if you have no idea what's currently going on in Eesti or the EU you shouldn't be voting anyway?

There is/was very little information on this site about the EuroParl election - through no fault of the paper/website itself. The responsible organization should -at the very least- be able to communicate a time and place for voting at least 1-2 weeks before the vote to registered citizens of Estonia living in Canada. A few hours before the polls open is absurd at best, suspicious at worst.

In response to the second post, if the newspaper is unable to find any financial support other than handouts, then perhaps it is time to reconsider its operations. I, along with the majority of Estonians living in Canada would be subscribers if the content had some sort of appeal. Furthermore, this website certainly does not need a mountain of cash in order to be maintained as most of the material is coming from either a) free sources or b) links to other websites (many of which are fringe anyway).

Leht pole kommenteerijale nähtavasti meele järgi ja seda ta ei telli ka (no appeal), aga see ei sega teda lehele etteheiteid tegemast ega nõudmisi esitamast. Pesuehtne egoism. Meie loeme Eestist suurima huviga Teie võrgulehte. Te peaksite ka siinsetes raamatukogudes nägema, kui palju Eesti Elu paberväljaannet loetakse. Appeal missugune!

Is it so unreasonable to want to participate in the democratic process? We're talking about time and place of voting. Most western democracies have election legislation in place that requires the state and its agents to inform voters where and when they can vote. Clearly, someone has dropped the ball here, on this side of the pond.
By your tone and attitude, I would surmise that you have something to hide. With a temper like that, I'd hate to be living in the same home as you.

I've been in and out of the Estonian house many times over the past months and have yet to see any information regarding the election. Nor have I seen anything on this site that would indicate where and when to vote.

As for the second post, will you be standing outside the polling place checking passports and keele oskus with a truncheon? You sound like the type who might. Hello voter intimidation!

This is not about your language skills... A simple fact is that the outcome of the elections does not influence your life in no way.. Can't you see - this would be as absurd as me asking for the right to vote for Canadian Parliament... You have your life and we have ours... Get used to it. Your help or opinion is not needed here.

Looks like Maxim is back under a new name. How else does one account for the identical tripe that leaves a foul, brownstained trace in cyberspace.

If you're a Canadian citizen, I don't think it would be absurd at all if you were to participate in Canadian elections. In fact, it would be your duty, as a citizen to do so, even if you felt obliged to abstain by spoiling your ballot due to voluntary or involuntary ignorance. Just as every Estonian citizen living in Canada has a duty and right to participate in the Estonian/European democratic process.
Nor does ignorance of the issues mean that you forfeit your right to vote. How many Canadian residents are truly aware of the facts when they enter the polling station? But no one is suggesting that we strip them of their democratic rights. If I'm not mistaken, you're suggesting that they should. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

As a matter of fact I am Canadian citizen. However, given the fact that I do not live in Canada I would leave the decisions directly affecting people leaving in their country to them. Peace, but if you are not living in Estonia and neither are you able to express yourself in Estonian - leave it up to us to decide on our future.

So it does have something to do with language skills (I'm trying to keep track of the flip-flopping)? By extension of your argument, you would then be suggesting that the majority of Estonian seniors living in Canada should barred from voting because their English is poor. Is this not so?

What about Estonian migrant workers - they should also be excluded? What about those Canadian-Estonians who own property or businesses in Estonia? I suppose they should also be summarily excluded?

Please, if you cango through my comments again.

Language skills are not important.

Living in Canada I would vote in Canadian elections... living in Estonia I vote in Estonia...

I believe Estonian migrants have more to say in the future of Estonia than Canadian Estonians.. Sorry...

It's got Maxim written all over it, and don't try to tell me otherwise. Maxim, give up once and for all!