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Oct 30, 2015  Election 2015: The triumph of voter engagementChristopher Majka The key to electoral success in 2015 was voter engagement. Had turnout not increased, Stephen Harper's voter suppression strategy would have triumphed yet again. 2015 marks a victory for democracy. |
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Oct 26, 2015  Strategic voting didn't defeat Harper. Voter turnout did.Kai Nagata When the election finally arrived, turnout in B.C. surged from 60.4 to 70.4 per cent. That's what defeated the Conservative Party in B.C. -- not "strategic voting." |
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Oct 20, 2015  WIN! Voter turnout up by three million votersIn 2011, 61.4 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot. That's about 14.8 million people. In the October 2015 election, about 68 per cent, or 17.5 million people, cast a ballot. |
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Oct 13, 2015  Early indications give hope for a higher voter turnout this electionBrent Patterson While it's too early to say whether there will be a higher overall voter turnout this election, the indications look positive. |
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Aug 6, 2015  Snubbing youth voters is nothing newMinto Ewen Since 1970, each generation has participated less in the democratic process. Has this got us where we are today? Something's gotta give. |
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Jul 21, 2015  Why doesn't Stephen McNeil follow through on electoral reform?Stephen Kimber There is something rich -- and richly ironic -- hearing Stephen McNeil fret about the number of voters who didn't bother to cast ballots in last week's three provincial byelections. |
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May 26, 2015  Voter turnout key to changing governmentsBrent Patterson The Guardian warns of the prospect of a Conservative minority or even majority government come the October 19 federal election. |
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May 19, 2015 Maude Barlow: Fall 2015 will be a watershed electionRedeye Maude Barlow believes Stephen Harper will be gone after the next election, as long as people mobilize to vote him out. She tells a Vancouver audience why the Conservatives have to go. |
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Mar 27, 2015 Help boost youth voter turnout in 2015!Brigette DePape and the Council of Canadians are teaming up with students and youth groups to dramatically turn that around. |
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Mar 10, 2015  How to engage the youth vote this federal electionA. Splawinski Ashley Splawinski interviews Brigette DePape about the 'Get Out the Youth Vote' campaign for this year's federal election. |
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Mar 9, 2015  We are young voters, and we are here to recruit youA. Splawinski A new campaign is here to take the young people who ignored the ballot boxes last time around and transform them into voters, in time for the next federal election. |
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Oct 28, 2014  Tory elected mayor of Toronto, Chow urges 'keep the faith'Mick Sweetman John Tory is Toronto's new mayor. With Toronto's voter turnout a record 60 per cent, what other factors came into play in this heated municipal election? |
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Oct 21, 2014  An open letter from the margins to the Toronto mayoral candidatesJason Samilski Can any major Toronto mayoral candidate directly address this larger issue: what role does politics play in changing conditions for people who are historically marginalized and disenfranchised? |
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Sep 2, 2014  The 25/60 rule says Harper can be re-elected in 2015Yes, opinion polls have turned against the Conservatives and it's true many Canadians cannot abide Harper. But Stephen Harper and his party can still win the next election, scheduled for October 2015. |
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Aug 21, 2014  'Responsible Capitalism' makes no sense: The Left must offer a real alternativeLeo Panitch We need to abandon the idea of "responsible capitalism." It sounds clunky and doesn't resonate with voters, because it is a contradiction in terms, says Leo Panitch. |
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Jul 9, 2014  Should there be mandatory voting in Canada?Mark Dance Stephen Middleton A lot of people don't vote. Do they have a point? Is the problem low voter turnout or is low turnout a symptom of a flawed system? |
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Jun 13, 2014  A number is never just a number: Voter turnout -- how low can we go?At 52.1 per cent, the percentage of voters who cast a ballot in the 2014 Ontario election is up from the province's 2011 historic low of 48 per cent. How does it fit into voter turnout across Canada? |
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Jun 11, 2014  How to beat Tim Hudak and defeat the right-wing agendaEdward C. Corrigan The 2014 Ontario election is so close! So, how do we defeat Hudak and his right-wing agenda? |
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Jun 10, 2014  What are people saying at the door in one of Ontario's closest ridings?Mick Sweetman The Ontario election is right around the corner and candidates in Toronto's battleground riding of Davenport have stepped up their efforts to connect to voters. So what are the people saying? |
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Apr 18, 2012  Political apathy and voter suppression: Who are the real slackers?Erika Shaker Rather than jumping on the hand-wringing bandwagon about disinterested, apathetic youth, I'm more concerned about pervasive and consistent government apathy towards youth. |
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May 2, 2011 The next election campaign will start Tuesday morningWhatever the result on Monday, the same large question will be present: how to re-align the forces of the centre-left into something useful instead of a squabbling and splintered affair. |
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May 2, 2011 Elections Canada warns of false poll location informationrabble staff Voters are receiving automated calls at home that tell them to go to polling stations that have nothing to do with their ridings. The scale of the scheme is national. Innocent mistake? Incompetence? |
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Apr 28, 2011 Quebec leads the way to political changeWho's complaining about polling now? The polls have been wild and crazy, but they're revolutionizing this election. So what's the message in the madness? |
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Mon, 04/25/2011 Apathy is BoringApathy is Boring aims to use art, and technology to educate Canadian youth about democracy. Highlights: Issues Pages: Regions: |
