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Whipped: The Secret World of Party Discipline
RSVP here! Watch the preview and read The Tyee article by David Beers here.
Vote Compass: Explore the political landscape
Vote Compass is an educational tool developed by political scientists. Answer a short series of questions to discover how you fit in the British Columbian political landscape. Go to CBC to try out the vote compass: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bcvotes2013/features/votecompass/
Audio available: Can Democracies Get Anything Done?
How do institutions encourage or undermine deliberation, negotiation, and compromise?
Never mind the Senate – repair the Commons
(Photo: Lynn Hancock). Excerpt: “What,” I asked, “is the purpose of the Senate?” I well remember his reply. Pick, as he was universally known, drew himself up to his full height of 5 foot 6 or so and said to me with his nasal twang: “Young man, the Senate is a humane garbage disposal.” Gordon Gibson’s special to the The Globe & Mail. Published, Monday, Feb 25, 2013.
Samara: Restoring Parliamentary Supremacy
See the Samara Blog post: Restoring Parliamentary Supremacy Published February 23, 2013 http://www.samaracanada.com/ In today’s Redesigning Parliament post, professor and author Maxwell A. Cameron says it’s time to enforce/create rules that remove power from the Prime Minister’s Office and ensure it stays in the hands of individual MPs. How might we redesign parliament for the 21st century? We [...]
Indigenous Peoples & Democratic Politics Conference
Why has so little changed in Indigenous-State Relationships since the Royal Commission? Join us for a one-day public event with community and academic experts.
Audio available: Citizenship & Democratic Participation: Book Launch
Join us on March 6th! Copies of the books will be available.
