This is a fascinating study by Gil de Zúñiga, Jung, and Valenzuela on the correlation between use of social networking sites informational use and engagement in civic and political action. The study also suggests that participation in social media also facilitates a cohesive community by enabling citizens to engage in civic action. Although the study examines U.S. census data on the whole, the analysis and can be reasonably extended to apply to the Canadian population as well.