Liberal leader Justin Trudeau promised to replace the first-past-the-post electoral system of Canada during the last federal election campaign a year ago. Now that he…
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Canada’s House Speaker Geoff Regan Says Government Working on Immigration Plan
On December 3, 2015 Geoff Regan was elected as the 36th Speaker of the House of Commons —reportedly the first from Atlantic Canada in almost…
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Losing #CdnImm Candidates Share Lessons Learned
While Canada’s recent federal election resulted in more visible minorities being elected to Parliament than ever before, many also lost and are in the process…
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A Cabinet that Looks Like Canada
Diversity of all kinds was pivotal for Justin Trudeau in the recent election, and on Wednesday, the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada kept one of…
View More A Cabinet that Looks Like CanadaB.C. and Manitoba Settlement Agencies Suffer Under New Control
[Part 3 of 3 of an in-depth investigative series] The settlement service sector across the country is undergoing major changes and facing several challenges as…
View More B.C. and Manitoba Settlement Agencies Suffer Under New ControlElection 2015, By the Numbers
Politics, generally speaking, is about reason and passion, intellect and emotion. Elections, on the other hand, always come down to numbers. The party or candidate that gets…
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Welcome Back, MPs, Watch Your Mouths
A warm welcome back to Ottawa to MPs of all parties. I hope you had a great time over spring break, but as we all…
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Fed Up With Politicians? So Is Your MP
In 2009, Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan founded the political think tank Samara. They were concerned about a growing disengagement among Canadians from their political…
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