Posts Tagged ‘elections’

• Clarity, and How To Get It

  I have a joke I’ve been cracking about the controversy over the Clarity Act….

  by Colby Cosh - Thursday, February 14, 2013

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  ‘I come not to debate GOP conservatives, but to diagnose them’

  Paul Wells explains why this election will be dead easy for conservative Republicans to rationalize

  by Paul Wells - Wednesday, November 7, 2012

• In milestone elections, Greece radicalizes, France moderates

  Springtime Sundays are election days in Europe, and this one brought two blockbusters. In…

  by Paul Wells - Sunday, May 6, 2012

• France’s elections: Plus ça change…

  Much debate in France over reforms to the country’s rules for obtaining a driver’s…

  by Paul Wells - Monday, April 9, 2012

• Just ask

  Ilona Dougherty argues that civics classes aren’t the answer and again stresses the need…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

• Democratic rights

  Elizabeth May is joining an attempt to challenge the first-past-the-post electoral system as a…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, November 15, 2011

• Our gerontocracy

  Frank Graves considers the ramifications of declining voter turnout.
  Have we passed the brink…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 25, 2011

• The patient is unresponsive

  Jane Hilderman argues that people won’t vote if they don’t think the system is…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, October 14, 2011

• Where have you gone Mackenzie King?

  Susan Delacourt wonders if the Liberal party isn’t drawing its last breaths. Not unrelatedly,…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, October 14, 2011

• A hypothetical legislature

  Last month there was some speculation that once this year’s round of elections was…

  by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, October 12, 2011

• Election night in Newfoundland and the Yukon

  With results now coming in from Newfoundland and Labrador the Progressive Conservatives appear to…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 11, 2011

• Politics these days

  While pollsters try to adjust for the demographics of voting, Ilona Dougherty defends the…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, October 11, 2011

• Do the math

  Nate Silver measures the impact of campaign advertising.
  Campaign ads matter more when a…

  by Aaron Wherry - Friday, October 7, 2011

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  Ontarians: voting with their butts for Nobody

  Get ready for the Voter Turnout Nerds: you’ll be hearing from them today

  by Colby Cosh - Friday, October 7, 2011

• The coming fall

  The Canadian Press, CBC and CTV preview the fall sitting. I’ll have my own…

  by Aaron Wherry - Sunday, September 18, 2011

• Bikinis and beer are okay

  The leader of Tunisia’s liberal Islamist party says alcohol and sunbathing won’t be banned

  by Cigdem Iltan - Wednesday, July 27, 2011

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  Moving forward in Afghanistan

  Obama’s drawdown announcement overshadowed an important report from Kabul

  by Andrew Potter - Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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  Is democratic reform dying out?

  First-past-the-post systems are proving remarkably durable

  by Charlie Gillis - Tuesday, May 17, 2011

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  Too many elections? Please.

  Barring coalitions, things can only get worse from here on in

  by Brian Bethune - Thursday, March 31, 2011

• The voting age: should it be raised to 50?

  Makes about as much sense as lowering it to 16

  by Colby Cosh - Thursday, December 16, 2010

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