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Repeal the Online News Act to better inform Canadians

A large crowd waving flags on a downtown Montreal street.

It’s time for Canada to stand with the people of Iran

Protesters gathered around a bonfire.

Canada must be ready for Iran’s democratic turning point

Students filling out participatory budget idea submission form.

Participatory budgeting is a low-risk, high-return democratic upgrade

People voting at two polling stations in a school gymnasium while the candidate and her mother wait.

The rising threat of disinformation in Canada’s municipal elections

A few dozen women and a couple men surround Sen. McPhedran who is at a podium.

Diversity of candidates is fundamental to trust in political leadership

An abstract image featuring the silhouettes of many people in shades of beige and brown, with a hand descending to put a ballot with an X in a box.

Why increased candidate diversity can help rebuild trust in Canadian politics

People hold a huge rainbow flag in downtown Montreal during the city’s Pride parade. Clothed in a rainbow of colours under a sunny sky.

LGBTQ+ and Quebec nationalism: The decline of a progressive alliance

When national campaign messaging isn’t a natural fit for local candidates

Canadians will be glad to know

Think of regional campaign directors as executive film producers

Why local party fundraising is not like national party fundraising

Local campaign managers have three central challenges to worry about

The little-known world of local campaign workers

Why do so many politicians still bother with local all-candidate debates?

Why the local election campaign is making a comeback

Cuba, le Canada et les droits de la personne

Our policy-making process is fundamentally flawed

Canada’s Access to Information Act is built to be broken

Ways to improve young people’s civic participation

A better way to hold leaders’ debates in elections

Modernizing elections should start with party nomination processes

Big data, social media and political fundraising laws have transformed election campaigns

Early lessons on electoral participation and modernizing elections after the pandemic

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