2019 election
Election resources for the new voter
October 17, 2019By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer With Election Day coming up on October 21, many of us are preparing to vote for our first federal election. And while that’s pretty exciting, it’s also really nerve-wracking. We’re making decisions that will uphold our democracy, and eyes are on us to show up at the polls. Global News recently reported that Millennials — which they defined as people born between 1980 and 2000 — will “make up the biggest voting bloc in the federal election.” Igor Korbaciz of Abacus Data, which provided the data on the potential impact of millennial voters this election,…
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SFYOU: Alumna Yvonne Hanson takes her environmental and humanitarian activism to the federal campaign
October 15, 2019By: Yelin Gemma Lee, Peak Associate Name: Yvonne Hanson Pronouns: She/her/hers Department Affiliation: BA, Political Science Hometown: Squamish, BC Occupation: NDP candidate for Vancouver-Granville, portrait photographer, customer service worker at a garden store. Only one year after graduating with her…
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You’re a student and a citizen: A cheat sheet on when, where, and how students can vote this 2019 election
October 4, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-Chief Like a rare meteor that only appears when the Governor General calls — it’s election time in Canada; which means that all your relatives on Facebook are going to start acting up and you, my friend,…
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Election rundown: Scheer’s unclear stance on same-sex marriage and abortion leaves voters confused
September 15, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The October 21 federal election is fast approaching and the party campaigns are heating up. The Liberals have taken aim at the Conservatives by pulling up old videos of party leader Andrew Scheer. These videos…
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