Female Politicians in the Media
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THE GREAT CANADIAN STRATEGIC VOTING EXPLAINER
byWhat is “strategic voting”? If you are a voter in the upcoming federal election, you might be wondering what the term strategic voting means….
Women warriors rally the indigenous vote
byOn Oct. 11, 2015 at 2 p.m., the Rock the Indigenous Vote and Round Dance Rally was held at Vancouver’s International Village. The event…
How Burnaby became a battleground: Election sets riding up for a Kinder surprise
byIn 2013, the Lower Mainland underwent dramatic redistricting. Burnaby North-Seymour is a new riding made up of parts of the former Burnaby-Douglas and North Vancouver…
Dodging the Ballot: Non-Voters and Democratic Dissent
byAfter every federal election, once the ballots are counted, we inevitably turn to the numbers of Canadians who chose not to vote. In 2011,…
Why millions of Canadian votes don’t matter
byNinety-four countries use proportional representation, where votes translate directly to seats in parliament. Canada doesn’t. Canada’s electoral system is known as first past…
#elxn42 on Twitter
byThe 2015 federal election has seen a massive increase in social media activity from the previous federal election in 2011. In 2012 the number of…