Ontario’s proposed polling ban would leave voters ‘in a dark room,’ says Nanos
Polls may have a ‘negative impact on voter turnout,’ but banning them is ‘not a silver bullet,’ says a Samara Centre for Democracy spokesperson.
We may never be able to fully stop interference in our politics, so where do we draw the line?
Clear thresholds don’t yet exist to define which activities are acceptable and which are not. Frankly, we deserve clarity as to what defines foreign interference, otherwise we may never be able to stop it, writes Bert Chen.
Russia-Ukraine-China and Canadian threads
Recent allegations of Chinese interference in our democratic institutions have added to the complex interplay of ethnicity and politics in Canada. There is an echo here of Igor Gouzenko’s revelations of Soviet espionage in Canada in 1946, which led to the imprisonment of a Jewish Polish-born Communist MP, writes Nelson Wiseman.
Liberal MP Coteau urging fix to public input plan in federal riding redistribution process
Given its mandate, PROC has both a ‘responsibility’ and an ‘incredible opportunity’ to review and ‘strengthen’ the decennial process, Coteau says.
Feds need to better communicate what Critical Election Incident Public Protocol does, says Rosenberg
‘Communication on the protocol needs to change,’ says Morris Rosenberg, who says the federal government did not do a good job communicating the panel’s work in 2021. ‘Nobody knew about it. It’s called the public protocol.’
It’s populism or bust as Poilievre vies to bring Canada its own Trumpian moment
Is it really necessary to use the foreign interference issue to peremptorily label the prime minister a traitor acting in the interests of a foreign dictatorship?
In a bid to serve his country, Johnston has entered a political cage match
Given the moment we are in, David Johnston should have avoided putting his hand up to serve. But he also doesn’t deserve some of the harsh criticism he is receiving.
Liberals’ filibuster at House Affairs ‘ugly to watch,’ but it’s a ‘survival technique,’ say pollsters and politicos
The Liberals’ ongoing filibuster at the House Affairs Committee is ‘ridiculous,’ but Grit pundit Scott Reid says as hard as it might be to imagine, there’s a point behind it, there’s a principle there. However, if the filibuster becomes the story, then the whole thing will eventually roll back on the government.
Liberals ‘not out of the woods’ politically on foreign interference, but Poilievre must avoid ‘alienating’ voters, say politicos
When announcing a special rapporteur on election interference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s messaging rightly responded to an ‘erosion’ of public trust, says Liberal strategist Carlene Variyan.
China’s interference in our elections is no surprise
While Canada has always practised ‘strategic engagement’ with China due to its economic importance, there have long been warnings of its malicious intent.
