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Democracy

How healthy is our democracy? This special series investigates what’s working, what’s under threat, and what’s broken. With new stories published weekly, Common Ground cuts through our anxieties to examine what democracy really means in Canada today—and whether it’s truly coming to an end.

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Democracy

It’s Time to Fix How We Fight Online

October 29, 2019November 5, 2019 - by Erica Lenti

Social media was supposed to save democracy. So why do hatred and violence feel inseparable from online life?

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Democracy / Politics

Where Is Our Global Outrage Over Kashmir?

October 28, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Angela Misri

India calls itself the world’s largest democracy, but politicians like Narendra Modi have fuelled religious-based conflict for decades

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Democracy / Politics

Why We Should Let a Lottery Decide Our Government

October 23, 2019October 25, 2019 - by Kate Yoon

Politicians are often older, wealthy, and white. Could randomly selecting average citizens lead to better representation?

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Democracy / Politics

Politicians Aren’t Solving Millennials’ Problems

October 19, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Andray Domise

Young people face job insecurity, wage stagnation, and debt. But elections only focus on middle-class concerns

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Democracy / Politics

Our National Silence on Bill 21

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 - by Supriya Dwivedi

This summer Quebec passed a law curtailing religious minorities—and nobody on the election trail wants to talk about it

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Democracy / Society

I’m Part of the 0.1 Percent and I Want a Wealth Tax

October 18, 2019March 6, 2020 - by Meghan Bell

In the face of rising inequality, we need to elect politicians who will tax the rich

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Democracy / Politics

What Would It Look Like to Take the First Nations Water Crisis Seriously?

October 18, 2019February 13, 2020 - by Hilary Beaumont

Government after government has spent millions on water-treatment plants. But thousands of households still can’t drink from the tap

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Democracy / November 2019 / Politics

We Need Indigenous Wisdom to Survive the Apocalypse

October 17, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Julian Brave NoiseCat

The Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace offers a chance to avert ecological, cultural, and political crisis

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Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Syria’s Democratic Project Is Under Threat

October 15, 2019October 17, 2019 - by Jean-François Lemire

In Rojava, the Kurdish community strives for stability in the midst of civil war

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Democracy / Politics

The Prophet of Populism

October 10, 2019October 17, 2019 - by John Lorinc

Political scientist Yascha Mounk studies the signs of rising populism. What can his work tell us about Canada’s future?

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