How Ranked Ballots Could Strengthen Our Democracy
Trudeau has supported the voting method since he ran for Liberal leadership. It’s time to make it law
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Why We Should Let a Lottery Decide Our Government
Politicians are often older, wealthy, and white. Could randomly selecting average citizens lead to better representation?
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Our National Silence on Bill 21
This summer Quebec passed a law curtailing religious minorities—and nobody on the election trail wants to talk about it
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I’m Part of the 0.1 Percent and I Want a Wealth Tax
In the face of rising inequality, we need to elect politicians who will tax the rich
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What Would It Look Like to Take the First Nations Water Crisis Seriously?
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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We Need Indigenous Wisdom to Survive the Apocalypse
The Haudenosaunee Great Law of Peace offers a chance to avert ecological, cultural, and political crisis
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The Prophet of Populism
Political scientist Yascha Mounk studies the signs of rising populism. What can his work tell us about Canada’s future?
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Don’t Worry About the Federal Deficit
Politicians often argue that government debt will cause hardship for future generations. They’re wrong
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