Elections Canada would need a bare minimum of six months to carry out a referendum on electoral reform, owing in large part to a loss of corporate memory on how to manage the process, Chief…
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Mulcair Defeat: Appeasement Never Works
Tom Mulcair was removed as leader of the NDP because of the party’s disappointing result in the last federal election. The election started with Mulcair as the favourite to become prime minister, and it ended…
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In the weeks leading up to the Oct. 19 federal election, Rabia Khedr started to feel like she didn’t belong in Canada. The executive director of the Canadian Association of Muslims with Disabilities says she,…
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During an election, ethnic media is a double-edged sword. On one hand, they provide an outlet for parties to target their messaging towards immigrant groups. Recognizing the interests and issues that affect Canada’s largest minority groups,…
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