May 23, 2018
Liberals will fix election rules while keeping first-past-the-post
Karl Nerenberg
Trudeau's plan to make elections fairer is salutary. But it is hard to forget that he flagrantly broke his promise to change the electoral system.
Fair Elections Act
Oct 17, 2016
Lessons for Canada from a U.S. election that is indeed rigged
Karl Nerenberg
In Canada, we still have Harper's Fair Elections Act and electoral reform is still far from a reality. In the U.S., the system produces perverse incentives while depriving millions of the vote.
Oct 18, 2015
After 2011 voter-suppression fraud, Conservatives remain unrepentant
Michael Keefer
This essay provides additional evidence of investigative slackness, and then analyzes the Harper Conservatives' continued involvement in telephone fraud and vote suppression.
Oct 13, 2015
Social movements can still show Harper the door
Dylan Penner
The outcome of election 2015 is far from certain. And when Harper loses it will be -- at least in part -- because movements showed him the door.
Oct 13, 2015
You can still vote today -- and what you need to know about ID
Karl Nerenberg
Elections Canada temporary staff tried turning away people with valid ID. Do not let that happen to you. Know the law and know your rights.
Help spread the word about Elections Canada's communications error
3 Minute Action
You do not need to register before heading to the polls
Oct 8, 2015
Complaint filed against Canada Post for unlawful election advertising
"Canada Post's material clearly qualifies as election advertising," said Mike Palecek, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
Oct 5, 2015
First Nations and the federal election
As a force for change, most people in so-called democracies like Canada look to political parties and elections as their most potent device. But this has not been the case for Indigenous people.
Sep 25, 2015
How can there be an 'all-candidates' debate when candidates from minor parties are excluded?
Migrant Matters
Is the fair election process a product of removing the voice of certain candidates? Is the democratic ruling achieved by sacrificing the democratic rights of marginalized candidates?
Sep 21, 2015
Are you sure you can vote under Harper's Unfair Elections Act?
Are you sure you can vote this election? The centrepiece of the Harper government's assault on democratic process, the Fair Elections Act, may stand in your way.
Pages
