Elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations.The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 November 2024 English
The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official …
welfare prac- tice and the democratisation of elections for Boards of Guardians added urgency to an increasingly …
Fraser Institute · 1 November 2024 English
Regardless of the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election, it is likely that protectionist pressures will intensify in that country, thereby further threatening Canada’s exports to its largest trading …
29, 2024. de la Mora, Luz María (2024). With Elections in Mexico and the US, 2024 Is a Pivotal Year for … atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new- atlanticist/with-elections-in-mexico-and-the-us-2024-is-a-pivotal-year-for- …
CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 24 October 2024
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, we feature the keynote speech from the Energy Security Forum Conference, "What is the Future of the Canada-US Energy Relationship". In …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Past, Present, and Future of Canadian Cities explores the historical functions of municipalities, their current ability to tackle major problems, and how to unlock the potential of cities to …
16 Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections Edited by R. Michael McGregor and Laura … Online Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections Nicole Goodman, Helen A. Hayes, R. Michael … effort they undertake. Even their own munic- ipal elections, as we saw in Ontario, can lawfully be intentionally … to twenty-five in the middle of the municipal elections in Toronto. Could Ontario intervene in this way …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Canadian municipalities oversee the country’s most urgent policy areas, yet the constitutional authority of cities to manage their increasing obligations has not kept pace. This volume considers how policy, law, …
16 Political Engagement in Canadian City Elections Edited by R. Michael McGregor and Laura … Online Technology and Democracy in Municipal Elections Nicole Goodman, Helen A. Hayes, R. Michael … right of citizens to choose their rulers in fair elections is guaranteed only at the provincial and federal … Moves to Eliminate Ranked Ballots for Municipal Elections,” Globe and Mail, 21 October 2020, https://www … -to-eliminate-ranked-ballots- for-municipal-elections/. 9 “Ford Government Fast-Tracks 6 New gta …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 1 October 2024 English
In It’s Nation Time, Jerry White argues that nationalism is an enduring and valuable social movement that functions to increase and uphold progressive globalisation.
liberal or west- ward-looking (despite the 2023 elections which produced a coalition led by Donald Tusk’s …
Alberta Water Council · 26 September 2024 English
1 New Water for Life Action Plan Alberta Water Council 2024 Pending – to be completed Pending – to be completed In 2021, a statement of opportunity was submitted by …
opportunities, that the plan. Because of the provincial elections and other changes, there was a delay in moving …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 25 September 2024 English
In a rare convergence of academic and political worlds, Professor Morton draws on his experience as a former cabinet minister and leadership contender, inviting readers into a reflection on Alberta’s …
away anytime soon. In the last two provincial elections (2019 and 2023), Albertans have elect- ed majority … invites federal political parties to win national elections with policies that transfer wealth from energy-rich … rule of law, property rights, free and fair elections—all are in short supply or even non-existent … the Alberta government decided to hold Senate elections. This was not the first time Alberta had elected … publicly called the upcoming Alberta Senate elections “a joke.”17 The next day, he an- nounced the appointment …
SPCW: Social Planning Council of Winnipeg · 19 September 2024 English
A Brief History Social Planning Council of Winnipeg 1919 to 2024 The origin of the Social Planning Council (SPCW) For example, a spirit of cooperation among reflects the diverse and …
Campaign during the provincial elections to help newcomers engage elections and other civic matters. Research …
Fraser Institute · 19 September 2024 English
Though it is possible to define freedom in absolute terms, it is more useful to think of it as a spectrum. When individuals are freer, others impose fewer and less …
voting rights, whether there are free and fair elections, and whether freedom of association and expression … voting rights, whether there are free and fair elections, and whether freedom of association and expression …
