Parliament: Theory vs Reality
Does Your Vote Count, History, Parliament, PoliticsDoes Parliament work the way it should? Why not? From Does Your Vote.
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The political life
Does Your Vote Count, Parliament, PoliticsJudy Wasylycia-Leis and Reg Alcock talk about the political life. From Does Your Vote Count?
So you want to be an MP
Does Your Vote Count, Parliament, PoliticsJay Innes and Paul Kemp introduce 6 MPs: Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Scott Brison, Brian Tobin, Reg Alcock, Deborah Grey, and Richard Marceau. From Does Your Vote Count?
Voting Day Dilemma
Elections, It's Your Government, PoliticsVoter turnout continues to be a challenge for all Canadian governments. For example, in Alberta’s recent provincial election a mere 41.3 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots. IYG takes a tongue-in-cheek look at this perpetual predicament.
From Bollywood to Parliament Hill
It's Your Government, PoliticsA portrait of Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla.
Battle Signs
It's Your Government, PoliticsIf all the world’s a stage, the political convention is one of its stranger plays with contrived enthusiasm, delegate-wrangling and intricate sign strategies. We go backstage at the last Liberal Convention to separate show from tell.
Behind the scenes
It's Your Government, PoliticsWhat goes on behind the scenes – and away from the cameras – during a political convention?
The speeches, the wrangling
It's Your Government, PoliticsHow candidates prepare for their speeches, and how delegates try to convince each other to switch camps.
Garth Turner
It's Your Government, PoliticsJust how internet-savvy do today’s politicians need to be? We asked MP Garth Turner – one of the first to go on record, online!