Election
A guide to phonebanking with the BC Conservative Party
October 19, 2026By: Mason Mattu, Conservative Strategist INTERNAL DOCUMENT — FOR THE EYES OF STAFFERS ONLY Thanks for agreeing to phonebank with the BC Conservative Party. After what we dub a silly summer of leadership changes and casual chaos, we want to convey to our voters that the party is BACK and ready to lead the province! Our opponents call our policies “milquetoast,” “intentionally vague,” and having “dangerously misleading wording.” Rubbish. We like to see our policy book as being ideologically flexible. In order to achieve the ability to govern, and because of the misinformation other parties are spreading about our policies,…
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Here’s why you need to care about the US election
November 6, 2024By: Mason Mattu, SFU Student Every time I hear a Canadian bring up the upcoming US presidential election in conversation, another person will retort with “Ugh, can we not talk about that?” or “Why should I care about what happens?”…
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Pierre Poilievre: he’s just not ready
May 22, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer There’s still a significant amount of time before the next Canadian federal election in October 2025. However, conversations surrounding the nation’s future leadership have been heating up, specifically since the Conservative Party of Canada elected…
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Palestinian Liberation referendum passes
March 26, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Editor’s note: Chloë Arneson, a former news writer, was interviewed for this article. The Peak acknowledges this and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. On February…
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Results of SFSS election for 2024/2025 Council announced
March 19, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer The 2024 Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) General Election results were announced on March 1. Seven students, out of the 27 in the running, were elected to executive positions to represent and advocate for undergraduate…
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Poilievre’s bathroom debate comments dehumanize trans people
March 6, 2024By: Olivia Visser, Copy Editor Content warning: mentions of transphobia, sexual assault, violence, and death. Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) leader and electoral candidate Pierre Poilievre has resonated with reactionary right-wing voters since he first gained popularity in the public…
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SFSS executive election candidates
February 27, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer The 2024/25 SFSS executive committee elections vote is taking place from February 26–29. All undergraduate students are encouraged to vote via a portal that will be sent to their SFU email. A total of 30…
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SFSS election results: new executive committee announced
March 6, 2023By: Vee Babbar, Peak Associate The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) provides the SFU undergraduate student body representation, support, community, and extracurricular opportunities. The recent voting period has revealed the new executive committee and referendum vote results. Newly Elected Executive…
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Top Ten SFSS executive team candidates
February 7, 2022By: Luke Faulks, Staff Writer Jane Hoo Not many people know Jane by her first name, but all our readers will recognize her as the person who designed those “Owl in area” signs last year during the scourge of intermittent owl…
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Strategic voting is an outdated way to use your vote
September 14, 2021By Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Strategic voting is what happens when people vote to prevent parties they don’t want elected coming into power, rather than voting by preference. Brock University labour studies professor Larry Savage wrote, “For many anti-Conservative voters…
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