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People with their backs to the camera have their hands raised in a stock-photo meeting.

New housing co-ops need stronger democratic safeguards

An animated illustration of small office workers gathered around a rube goldberg machine of cogs with labels like "transparency" and

Freedom of information is not a game

Why we took down an article published under the name Daniel Robson

A man wrangles a long bundle of printed paper in front of Parliament.

AI could overwhelm the public consultation process

Microphone at a podium in front of an audience.

Municipal public meetings need more than a microphone

Two male black leaders stand at a podium while Jean Augustine appears on screen in the background.

Representation should not be an afterthought on Ottawa’s advisory councils

Mark Carney, wearing a blue suit, speaks in the House of Commons, surrounded by members of Parliament seated on the House benches.

How governments are squeezing debate in Parliament

A woman holding a microphone gestures with her hand as other citizens look on.

Provinces should fund citizens’ assemblies to rebuild local democracy

Will Alberta be the buffalo in the federation’s china shop?

The political staff who help take care of government during elections

Party communications directors build the message backbone of a campaign

Le parti nationaliste de Dominique Anglade ?

How election administrators operate the machinery of a campaign

Who are the senior advisors that keep party leaders on track?

New generation of party fundraisers are multi-skilled innovators

News editors crucial to national election campaign coverage

All-seeing campaign directors bring parties strategic calm

What goes on in an election? Ask the people doing the job

Online voting for MPs should never become a permanent option

Online voting entirely possible for MPs during times of crisis

Former MPs express worry, frustration with state of Parliament

Last election marked shift in the type of growth Canadians are seeking

Enjeux prioritaires des électeurs et reflet médiatique

Confessions of a campaign wagon master

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