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Trust and confidence: Post-election cooperation in parliament
It seems increasingly likely that none of the federal parties will win enough seats on October 19 to form a majority government. Broadly speaking, this…
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Time to fix Canada’s broken charitable laws
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Unacceptable Democracy
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How the government’s census strategy keeps us in the dark
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Excerpt: Envisaging a people’s senate
Photo credit: “Canadian Senate Chamber” © Saffron Blaze – Own work. Via Wikimedia Commons.
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Safeguarding our Parliament
The following editorial will appear in the November issue of the Monitor. The CCPA’s National Office is in downtown Ottawa, about ten blocks from Parliament Hill.…
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When Most Votes Don’t Count
Lack of democracy is at the root of Canada’s worst problems The Senate scandal that has obsessed the media in recent months is the least…
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Salvaging the Senate (Part II)
The Senate can be made a vital part of good governance “Parliamentary government,” Eugene Forsey wrote, “is not just a matter of counting heads instead of…
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Salvaging the Senate (Part I)
Properly run, the Senate can enhance and protect democracy “The idea of senators as lazy old busters who sit twiddling their thumbs and don’t earn…
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Election Stimulus
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November 2007: Another Setback For Democracy
Electoral reform in Ontario fails to win enough votes Readers supporting the creaky old “first-past-the-post” (single member plurality, or SMP) electoral system will find neither…
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