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Comedy Reveals Challenges of Canadian Democracy

Danica Samuel May 8, 2016 No Comments apathyartsCanada 150CanadianCivic EngagementcomedyCommunity DevelopmentCultureDEMOCRACYdiversityequalityFilmHaitianNewcomersNorth YorkPARLIAMENTPOLITICSQuebecRegent ParkSamara

“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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Politics

A Guide for First-Time Voters

Maria Ikonen October 13, 2015 No Comments Elections CanadaFederal Electionfederal electionsNCM Election DeskNew Horizons MediaSamantha LuiSamaravotersVoting

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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Commentary

Getting First-Time Voters to the Polls

Caro Loutfi October 1, 2015 No Comments Apathy is BoringCanadian Arab InstituteElections CanadaFederal Electionfederal electionsimmigrantmillennialsnew CanadiansSamaravotersVoting

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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Politics

Canada Earns ‘C’ for Political Engagement

Abbas Somji March 29, 2015 No Comments CBCDEMOCRACYfederal electionsPeter MansbridgePOLITICSSamaraVoting

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

Abby Paige July 7, 2014 No Comments citizenDEMOCRACYelectionsHouse of CommonsMPPOLITICSQuestion PeriodSamara

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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Policy

Tagging immigrants as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ dangerous

Ranjit Bhaskar November 1, 2013 No Comments ChineseChris AlexanderCouchiching InstitutedemographydiversitylabourSamaraToronto

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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