electoral reform
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NewsCanada just about had a ballot as tall as you
On August 18, voters in the riding of Battle River–Crowfoot will go to the polls to elect one of the 214 candidates on the ballot….
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NewsElection day delay could cost taxpayers millions
On March 20 the Liberal/NDP government proposed bumping the 2025 election date back a week because the election would otherwise be at the same time…
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NewsAll votes are not equal
Come the next election, the House of Commons is set to add five more seats and see the ridings redistributed. These changes flow from a…
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PoliticsCompulsory voting is only for show
In Australia if you don’t vote, it could cost you. Voting is compulsory, and citizens who don’t can be fined anywhere from $20 to $300….
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PoliticsReforming Canada’s electoral system?
During the 2015 federal election, the Liberals campaigned on bringing in electoral reform. While they didn’t deliver on that promise, they weren’t the first to…
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PoliticsDethroning the dictator
**** Canada’s democratic system has been likened to a four-year “elected dictatorship.” Why? The fault is often lain at the feet of our First-Past-The-Post electoral…
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NewsCanada’s conspiracy-proof elections
Controversy over Scheer’s leadership win highlights just how blessed we are to have our unimpeachable federal electoral system Days after Andrew Scheer won a close,…
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PoliticsElectoral Reform: paper and pen beat bits and bytes
As we progress ever farther into the digital age there is going to be an increased push to have voting go from paper to digital,…