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Image Credit: The Globe and Mail It's election season in Quebec. Just one month remains before Quebecers head to the polls, and it seems to be a very competitive election. Let's break down the importance of this provincial election. Who's running? What do the polls look like? The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) enters this campaign as the incumbent, though they won't be led by François Legault. Instead, Christine Fréchette will take the party into the election. The Parti Québec

Image Credit: Transport Action Canada Have you ever taken the train to go home for reading week? If so, you've probably been stuck between stations on at least one occasion. As your train sits there idle, waiting for whoever is preventing the train from moving, you wonder, "who is responsible for this?" That question is the exact premise of this article. In this piece, I'll discuss who is responsible for transit in Canada as a policy issue, which corporations manage Canadian

Image Credit: Student Vote Even though one must be 18 to vote in Canada, that doesn't mean learning about the electoral process should be limited to those above that age. In fact, there are in-school opportunities for students to learn about the electoral process and how they can mobilize their vote during an election. Enter Student Vote, a program organized to help inform students of the value of their vote. What is the history behind the program? Organized by CIVIX in colla

Image Credit: Radio-Canada A referendum is defined as a public vote on a topic of interest, which can take the form of a policy proposal or an issue that is front of mind. The most famous Canadian example of a referendum takes the form of Quebec's two attempts at securing independence. In 1980, Quebec staged the first of two referendums on independence, with the question asking whether voters were in favour of a sovereign Quebec while continuing economic relations with Canada

Image Credit: Radio-Canada For the second time this Parliament, it's by-election season. With just under one week to go until the latest round of federal by-elections completely occupies the daily news cycle, it's worth taking the time to discuss the concept of a by-election and the importance of the ongoing campaign. What even is a by-election? A by-election is an election which takes place between regularly-scheduled elections and usually involves a small number of ridings.