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New housing co-ops need stronger democratic safeguards

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Freedom of information is not a game

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

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AI could overwhelm the public consultation process

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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

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Provinces should fund citizens’ assemblies to rebuild local democracy

In organizing leaders’ debates, put the public interest first

Kick-starting the debate on improving leaders’ debates

Time to end the big-party control of leaders’ debates

The reinstatement of progressive Canada

The future of the Senate: The NDP View

Crime and populism

The blue sweep of Toronto

After the tsunami – reconstructing the political architecture

A Canadian approach to power-sharing

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First past the post wins again

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When green went gold: Dion and the greening of the Grits

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Opting out of electoral reform – why PEI chose the status quo

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Lessons from the British election: less is not more; big ideas needed

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Proportional representation is likely to create more problems than it would solve; the single transferable vote offers a better choice

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A fix for a generation?

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Saskatchewan in the Calvert era: between continuity and change

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