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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

Christine Fréchette is standing while shaping a heart with her hands in a press conference.

The CAQ kept its promises. So why did it lose popular support?

Cameramen and a reporter with a mic line the steps.

Harassment is becoming a threat to Canadian democracy — starting locally

A United Conservative Party of Alberta sign at a podium is shown in front of the Alberta flag.

Grievances in Alberta: how deep, how broad?

Typewriter with the words “Letter to the Editor” typed on a sheet of paper.

Academics should engage the public without replacing journalism

La démocratie pour les réalistes
Chronique

Populism and the NDP leadership contest

The ongoing saga of electoral reform in PEI

Campaigning for No in Turkey’s referendum

Quebec’s revised electoral map is a risk to democracy

The NDP and the future of social democracy in Canada

Canada’s democratic machinery is (mostly) unbroken

Le marais
Chronique

Beware of larger electoral districts

Promoting democracy at home and abroad

Two ways Canada can increase its international clout

  • by Zach Paikin 

Populism threatens socialists, not civilization

Broken trust on electoral reform

BC election law on third-party advertising still confused

Les années sombres
Chronique

Indigenous seats in Parliament

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