OttawaThis complicated democracyFrances Woolley sets out to consider the efficiencies of vote-swapping and ends up considering the nature of our democracy.
OttawaThe House: ’Our democracy remains a work in progress’Eight years ago, Stephane Dion delivered a speech on the "state of Canadian democracy" and quibbled variously with certain popular...
Ottawa’We are all proud to share basic principles’Conservative backbencher Steven Blaney—with the public support of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney—has introduced a bill that...
OttawaThe case for the vote subsidyMichael Ignatieff and Jack Layton argue in favour of the $2 per vote party subsidy.
OttawaIdea alertIn a letter to the Economist, Hitotsubashi University professor Reiko Aoki suggests extending the vote to children. Michael...
UncategorizedThe voting age: should it be raised to 50?Makes about as much sense as lowering it to 16
OttawaIt doesn’t matter, but it doesRyan D. Enos and Anthony Fowler argue we vote for reasons beyond a belief that our vote will make an identifiable difference.
WorldHey Obama—now what?What went wrong for the Democrats, what to expect now, and why Obama isn’t done yet