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Long shadows from trees against pristine snow in front of the Supreme Court building.

The Supreme Court should not limit use of the notwithstanding clause

A half dozen people line up in front of a table as a woman explains something.

Alberta’s separation from Canada would be illegal

Icons of apps, including Facebook, on a cell-phone screen.

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

Broken trust on electoral reform

BC election law on third-party advertising still confused

Les années sombres
Chronique

Indigenous seats in Parliament

Fighting populism by understanding perceptions

Electoral reform is a solution to the wrong problem

Un échec fort prévisible

Why proportional representation is doomed

Could a populist wave also sweep Canada?

The constitutionality of electoral reform

Can you hear me now? Young people and the 2015 federal election

Les jeunes et l’action politique

How do Canadians rate the state of our democracy?

Ensuring young people are heard on electoral reform

Why mixed member proportional representation deserves to be at the top

Who Canadians actually elect

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