“The current political system does not easily allow for homelessness to be an issue that gains much attention or commitment from elected officials. This is largely disheartening and reflects poorly upon voters and politicians but it also has the upside of partly keeping bad rhetoric out of the discourse,” writes Quinn Sam, a student entering his second year studying political science and economy at the University of Ottawa.
According to communications professor Marcel Chartrand, “with social media, [Trump] assembled fringe groups under a single ideology” which is characterized by the acceptance of all forms of hatred.
French school board trustee Lucille Collard has won the provincial byelection in Ottawa-Vanier, which includes both Sandy Hill and the University of Ottawa campus, taking the historically red riding for the Liberals.
The provincial government has called a byelection in Ottawa-Vanier, which includes Sandy Hill and the University of Ottawa, for Feb. 27.
Although they are fundamentally in conflict, experts believe climate policy and inclusion of Western interests in Canadian political discourse are not mutually exclusive.
With a proposed $3.76 billion in spending, the City of Ottawa’s 2020 draft budget looks to improve the city’s troubled transit system by putting $7.5 million toward increasing service reliability while reducing wait times. An additional $15 million has been set aside to build more affordable housing units.
Liberal incumbent Mona Fortier was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier on Monday night in a decisive win, garnering support from about 50 per cent of the riding’s voters. The NDP’s Stephanie Mercier and the Conservative’s Joel Bernard came second and third respectively.
Voter turnout in people aged 18-24 jumped by 18.3 per cent from the 2011 election to the 2015 election. It’s never been easier to make an informed decision of which candidate and party you want to support, so let’s keep that trend alive.
Over the past 100 years, therapy that sought to force heterosexuality — acquiring the name “conversion therapy” in the 1970s — has been present in Canada. But a mixture of shame and pseudoscience has always been at the root of conversion therapy.
We hit the streets of the U of O campus to ask students what key issues they’re focusing on ahead of the federal vote on Oct. 21. Some common topics included the climate crisis, affordable education, and boosting the Canadian economy.
“It’s not really about me. What I’m running for is electoral reform…. So really, I just want people to be able to have more accountability over their elected representatives,” says Keegan Bennett, an independent candidate.
“I live here, I breathe here, I work here, this is my environment. This is where I call home. So, I understand their reality, and the best way to represent people is to understand their reality,” says NDP candidate, Oriana Ngabirano.
For October’s federal election, most polls are indicating that both the Liberals and Conservatives are tied for Canadians’ support. This means that it is more than likely that either party will end up with less than a majority of the seats in the House of Commons, thereby swinging the determination of the balance of power to the smaller parties.
This is not the time for Andrew Scheer. The world is staring down the barrel of another global recession, we face an existential threat due to climate change, and the world is increasingly multicultural and interconnected; we cannot afford another leader who ignores this.
The complex dynamics of the Canada-U.S. bilateral relationship In 1969, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau described the relationship between Canada and the United States in a memorable analogy. “Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it …
Canada is a country rich in demographics — and a diverse age-range of voters is just one example of that. However, some age groups seem to be less represented in the democratic process than others — namely, the voting-age youth.
A debate featuring the all-female slate of candidates in the Ottawa Centre riding for the upcoming federal election drew hundreds to the Glebe Community Centre Wednesday night. The candidates debated climate change, Indigenous rights and the opioid crisis, among other topics.
Is party discipline a necessarily Canadian political institution or is suffocating the democratic process?
Candidates need to rethink how they communicate and prioritize community connection along with issues that really matter to the younger generations, especially climate change.
Stephanie Mercier is a U of O common law student and former athlete on the Gee-Gees women’s hockey and rugby teams.
The budget addresses many hot-button issues on campus, including student loan costs.
“We’ve seen quite a buildup (in membership). So to be able to actually organize and host conferences like this—That’s a big deal.”
How the NAFTA became the USMCA.
Patricia Reed tackles the world in a visual arts lecture series about art, writing, and international challenges.
Ottawa has two universities and a college, which means there are plenty of students who, if they get politically engaged, can make a real difference and work as a powerful voting block. The student voice needs to be heard in this city, and the ballot box is a great way to do so.
