Courting the women's vote in 2011
Every party is courting the women's vote. They are the undecided -- more women than men are still parking their vote. That's typical of most elections -- women listen for longer, decide later in an...
View ArticleOpportunity is knocking for political change
Friday, April 22, 2011It's often said that Stephen Harper is playing with the politics of fear. But even more profoundly, political players on both sides are lulling Canadians to sleep with an utterly...
View ArticleThe polls and the proles
The polls are suggesting a Harper majority may be in the cards, but they may be counting out the wild card in this deck: young people.How do polls work? Pollsters call people. On land lines.Who answers...
View ArticleIdeas to create a more engaged electorate
Monday, April 25, 2011The flurry of polls last week [See here and here] suggesting an unprecedented surge in support for the NDP has stunned political commentators and given progressives something to...
View ArticleApathy is Boring
April 25, 2011Apathy is BoringApathy is Boring aims to use art, and technology to educate Canadian youth about democracy.
View ArticleQuebec leads the way to political change
Thursday, April 28, 2011Who's complaining about polling now? The polls have been wild and crazy, but they're revolutionizing this election. So what's the message in the madness?First and foremost, hats...
View ArticleElections Canada warns of false poll location information
A few hours before Sunday's late announcement from Washington DC that Osama bin Laden had been killed by the U.S. military, when this extraordinary Canadian election was still the lead story in the...
View ArticleThe next election campaign will start Tuesday morning
Monday, May 2, 2011The meaning of the sudden NDP surge is this: It's a grasping for hope in a dispiriting situation in which all of the likely outcomes are bad. That grasping comes from within the...
View ArticlePolitical apathy and voter suppression: Who are the real slackers?
Haven't you heard? Canada's in deep trouble.No, it's not rising inequality. Or stagnant incomes. (That growing gap between the rich and the rest of us is so last week.)The environment? Whatever.A...
View ArticleWhat are people saying at the door in one of Ontario's closest ridings?
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 The Ontario election is right around the corner and candidates in Toronto's battleground riding of Davenport have stepped up their efforts to connect to voters. So what are the...
View ArticleHow to beat Tim Hudak and defeat the right-wing agenda
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 The 2014 Ontario election is so close! So, how do we defeat Hudak and his right-wing agenda? Please support our coverage of democratic movements by clicking here to become a...
View ArticleA number is never just a number: Voter turnout -- how low can we go?
Friday, June 13, 2014Please help rabble.ca stop Harper's election fraud plan. Become a monthly supporter.52.1Percentage of voters who cast a ballot in the 2014 Ontario election (unofficial count), up a...
View ArticleShould there be mandatory voting in Canada?
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 A lot of people don't vote. Do they have a point? Is the problem low voter turnout or is low turnout a symptom of a flawed system? It's the last week of our supporter drive and...
View ArticleHelp Fund the Position Primer: Let's empower Toronto voters!
Publish Date: July 29, 2014Summary: A tool in production by Women in Toronto Politics to help voters see what their candidate stands for in the upcoming Toronto election Postion PrimerWomen in Toronto...
View Article'Responsible Capitalism' makes no sense: The Left must offer a real alternative
Thursday, August 21, 2014 We need to abandon the idea of "responsible capitalism." It sounds clunky and doesn't resonate with voters, because it is a contradiction in terms, says Leo Panitch. Ed...
View ArticleThe 25/60 rule says Harper can be re-elected in 2015
Tuesday, September 2, 2014Stephen Harper and his Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) can still win the next election, scheduled for October 2015. Yes, opinion polls have turned against the CPC. It's...
View ArticleAn open letter from the margins to the Toronto mayoral candidates
Toronto's municipal elections have been dominated by the hot-button topics -- taxes, transit, economy --but there are larger issues that greatly impact many Torontonians that have yet to be addressed....
View ArticleTory elected mayor of Toronto, Chow urges 'keep the faith'
Tuesday, October 28, 2014 John Tory is Toronto's new mayor. With Toronto's voter turnout a record 60 per cent, what other factors came into play in this heated municipal election? John Tory will be...
View ArticleWe are young voters, and we are here to recruit you
Monday, March 9, 2015 A new campaign is here to take the young people who ignored the ballot boxes last time around and transform them into voters, in time for the next federal election. Over one...
View ArticleHow to engage the youth vote this federal election
Ashley Splawinski interviews Brigette DePape about the 'Get Out the Youth Vote' campaign for this year's federal election.We are young voters, and we are here to recruit you
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