Canada has a reputation of being a welcoming country, but a recent study shows that Ottawa can do better in one regard: encouraging political participation by immigrants.
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Tag: DEMOCRACY
Online Incivility and Abuse in Canadian Politics
New research looks into how online abuse continues to threaten democracy as politicians face hate online.
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Kamala Harris: A Source of Pride in Her Ancestral Homelands
The transnational pride on display in the wake of the nomination of Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s Vice-Presidential candidate has been ‘irrepressible’.
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Oct. 21 Vote: A Failure of Journalism and Democracy
The ones who’re born into a democracy may take the value of democracy as a given! They might not know about the governments who live in palaces, who sit on thrones
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Gandhi’s Strategies Still Inspiring, say Human Rights Veterans
Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent strategies won India independence from Britain and set India on a firm foundation of democracy. His actions still inspire champions of justice…
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Questions of Legitimacy and Democracy Linger amidst Venezuelan Political Crisis
On January 10, Nicolas Maduro began his second term as president following a widely boycotted election. Many Venezuelans and several foreign governments, like Canada and…
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The ‘One China’ Policy is a Diplomatic Lie
How does Donald Trump’s mind work? The Beijing government hasn’t a clue; neither does the rest of the world. Maybe the president-elect’s thinking is a…
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Comedy Reveals Challenges of Canadian Democracy
“Just because you’ve fallen off ship doesn’t mean you’re drowning.” In the film My Internship in Canada, the person struggling to stay afloat is the…
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Women Noticeably Absent from Democracy Discussion
A discussion on democratic transitions highlighted the need to include the role of women when examining how world leaders have created democratic societies around the…
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#Refugeecrisis Galvanizes Arab Community
This year’s election campaign has been one of the longest in our country’s political history, characterized by the usual kinds of political messaging, policy debates…
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