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Final Thoughts on Liberal Leadership Race & NDP

Jeff Paterson | Posted 04.08.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Liberal Leadership Race, Joyce Murray, Coalition, Stephen Harper, Ndp, Liberals, Thomas Mulcair, General Election 2015, Democracy, Justin Trudeau, Tea Party, Canada, Gouvernement Harper, Jack Layton, Canadian Politics, Tom Mulcair, Canada Politics News
Jeff Paterson

There's always been a back-and-forth in Canadian politics. Every few terms, the public would tire of either the Conservative or Liberal party and vote...

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Building A Progressive Coalition

Hassan Arif | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Denis Healey, Ndp, Liberal Party of Canada, UK Labour Party, Brian Gallant, NB Liberals, Ed Miliband, Prime Minister David Cameron, Coalition, Progressive Coalition, Canada Politics News
Hassan Arif

The (relatively new) leader of the British Labour Party, Ed Miliband, is turning out to be a very capable leader, and not just because his party is le...

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Proportional Representation Is a Waste of a Vote

John Pepall | Posted 12.18.2011 | Canada Politics
Read More: First Past the Post, Every Vote Counts, Coalition, Ontario Election, Robert Aubin, Proportional Representation, Democracy, Election Canada, Canada, Jack Layton, Popular Vote, Voting, Canada Politics News
John Pepall

Proportional representation's advocates invented the concept of the wasted vote, claiming that votes for losing candidates are wasted, and that under PR "every vote counts." But ultimately there is no decision. And that surely is a waste of voting.

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The Closing of the Canadian Mind? Readers Respond

Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D | Posted 10.16.2011 | Canada
Read More: Canada Election, Conservative Party, Coalition, Stephen Harper, Liberalism, Progressivism, Canadian Values, Democracy, Canadian Identity, Canadian Politics, Canada News
Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D

I do not know the solution to small-mindedness as a part of conservative political strategies, but at least part of the answer requires progressives to ask some rather basic questions about what they believe and why. Here are a few starters.

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