Liberals Win Landslide in PEI
Red Haired Anne’s red sanded island carries the colour into the P.E.I. Legislature once again as the Liberals are swept back in with a majority government under new leader Wade MacLauchlin, Canada’s second open...
Squamish Voter Apathy About To Go Up In Flames
Canadian voters tend to be apathetic. A simple Wikipedia search on Canadian voter turnout – which probably requires too much energy for the average voter – reveals numbers hovering around an uninspired 60% sinc...
Canada Day: Let’s Do Better
Today, Canada Day, our country turns 147 years old. How old are you, 21? Wow, you can drink in the United States. You should be proud of your age-related accomplishment, but not as proud as you ought to be of o...
Ontario Voter Apathy: Three Ways to Arouse Your Democracy
People in Ontario aren’t high on voting. Ok, in light of the Ford stuff they might be high while voting, but that’s a different issue. If the 25-year downward trend in voter turnout continues, barely more than ...
Can Canadian Politics Survive Without Sensationalism?
77.4%, 74.2%, 75.3%, 76.7%, 67%, 58.8%, 61.1%. What do these numbers, which steadily decline, represent? They aren't Jennifer Aniston's approval ratings before and after marrying Brad Pitt; they aren't the prob...