“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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A Guide for First-Time Voters
Many new Canadian citizens will be casting their vote for the first time on Oct. 19. For them, understanding how to cast a ballot and…
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Getting First-Time Voters to the Polls
When it comes to elections, new Canadian citizens and young Canadian voters share similar challenges. Broadly speaking these two demographics share an unfamiliarity with the…
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Canada Earns ‘C’ for Political Engagement
Is politics ‘broken’? For a growing number of Canadians, the answer appears to be ‘yes’ – and there may not be an easy fix. The…
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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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With the labour market becoming the main driver for Canadian immigration, attempts to label immigrant groups as “good” and “bad” based on their economic viability…
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