What really stood out was that more than half of Canadians feel the country’s political process is broken and needs to be disrupted. The report suggested a similar number of Canadians feel the current voting and governance system leaves them behind.
According to voter turnout figures by Elections Canada, voter participation in this country has been trending downward since the early '90s. The highest voter turnouts were in the late '50s and early '60s, when turnout was over 79 per cent—the lowest on record was in 2008, when it fell to 59 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
As Canadians get set to cast their votes, the country’s electoral system and its democracy face a defining moment. As society undergoes a digital revolution, our voting and governance systems are leaving people behind.
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Chief Government Whip Mark Holland says the party was hoping to strike the Procedure and House Affairs Committee last week, but opposition had not reached a consensus.
Jason Easton is staying on as chief of staff to now-International Trade and Small Business Minister Mary Ng, plus Lesley Sherban will be her director of operations.
Peter Kent says Canada's campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council is a 'possible, even, likely motivation' for a vote supporting a pro-Palestine, anti-Israel resolution last month in the UN General Assembly.
‘He made too many mistakes, too often and if he can’t win in Quebec, he will never be prime minister. It’s that simple,’ says a defeated Quebec candidate.
The estimates include $44-million for Phoenix damages, $131.9-million towards reconciliation on Indigenous rights and fisheries issues, and $9.9-million for the Canadian Accessibility Standards Development Organization.
The government is ‘disappointed’ PSAC rejected an offer in line with recent agreements signed by 34 other bargaining units, according to a Treasury Board spokesperson.