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The future of electoral reform
June 2, 2017By: Olivia Roberts After the federal Liberal government announced the broken promise of electoral reform back in February, there remained another vote with the potential to bring about a big change. However, the House of Commons voted on Wednesday to reject an all-party committee report on democratic reform, which recommended that the government hold a national referendum on changing the voting system to proportional representation. The report was defeated with 146 votes in favour and 159 against. While electoral reform seems to be on hold on the federal level, the latest developments in BC politics have made it front and…
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NDP Leadership Race Gets Underway
March 26, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett As the federal Conservative leadership race grows increasingly contentious with name-calling and allegations of cheating, the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership contest has begun in somewhat more affable terms. On March 12, the NDP held their…
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American tactics are quickly invading our election campaigns
July 13, 2015There are several things our direct neighbours to the South excel at compared to us: having a charismatic leader, putting bacon on everything, winning the World Cup (is that one too soon?). However, one of the most garish and unpleasant…
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Alberta Rides Orange Wave to a Brighter Future
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2522" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of NDP (Flickr)[/caption] An establishment 42 years in the making has come crashing down, as on May 5 the NDP won a majority in Alberta, pushing the long-standing Progressive Conservatives (PCs) out of office.…
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A coalition government is not right for Canada
February 2, 2015As we draw closer to the next federal election in October, most of the political conversation in the nation is now focused on how to defeat the Harper Conservatives, who will be vying for their fourth consecutive mandate. One of…
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Canadians need an alliance between the Liberals and the NDP
September 29, 2014Politics are a complicated topic for millennials. In Canada’s 2011 federal election, according to Elections Canada, only roughly 39 per cent of Canadians between the ages of 18 and 24 voted. We live in an age where equality, acceptance, and…
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