Letter to the Editor: Proportional Parliament
To review I concur that our electoral system (FPTP) is in desperate need of reform. MMP, would be a good alternative. It is far from perfect -often parties need to …
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Proportional representation in Parliament
One of Justin Trudeau’s promises is electoral reform. According to the Liberal Party website, in 18 months, an all-party parliamentary committee will be formed to discuss our current single-member plurality …
Trent Alumna Maryam Monsef is our new MP
Trent University’s launch for the International Institute for Environmental Studies brought together great speakers from around the world and locally including Trent Alumni Maryam Monsef and Jeff Leal, who are …
Liberals clean sweep 2015 elections with 184 seats
A second wave of Trudeaumania has swept the nation off their feet. Winning by more votes than his father, Justin Trudeau of the Liberal Party of Canada has been …
My spoiled ballot
Like approximately 3.6 million other Canadians, I decided to vote in advance this election. However, my experience this Monday at the Lion’s Centre in Peterborough was not ordinary. After registering …
Skip your lecture, leave work early, and vote!
With the official federal election date set for October 19, students face a lot of challenges ranging from being a first-time voter to not being in one’s own local riding. …
Peterborough and the next federal government
Peterborough residents have their eyes on plenty of political issues. Filtering through them, from the niqab debate to the TPP, may prove difficult. I asked Peterborough City Councillors what they …
Vote, or don’t: your guide to either
Elections are in the air and you could not avoid them if you tried. The Trent Central Student Association (TCSA) and Trent University Politics Society (TUPS) have even pushed a …
All Candidates Debate on Arts, Culture, and Heritage
On Monday, September 28 at Showplace Theatre, EC3 and Artspace co-hosted an All Candidates’ Debate on Arts, Culture, and Heritage (ACH). The candidates are Toban Leckie (Strength in Democracy), Doug …
Toban Leckie of the Strength in Democracy Party
Arthur: I don’t think a lot of people know about your party, so can you give us some context to what you’re all about? Leckie: It was started in …