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Reader contributions to Tyee's Election Reporting Fund pass $13,000
By July 15, 2011 03:11 pmWith three days to go until the official close of The Tyee's provincial election-related reporting fundraiser, a surge of donations has pushed the total past the $10,000 goal. Read more…
Filed inMost common reason for not voting on May 2: 'not interested'
By July 5, 2011 07:40 am 5 commentsStatistics Canada reports today that 7.5 million Canadians didn't vote on May 2, and of those, almost 2 million just "weren't interested." Another 1.5 million were "too busy." Read more…
Filed inHST vote deadline extended
By June 30, 2011 12:58 pm 14 commentsBritish Columbians will have longer to receive and return their Harmonized Sales Tax ballots under extensions Elections BC announced today. Read more…
BC population growth slowed as Premier Clark took charge
By June 22, 2011 10:27 amBritish Columbia's population growth softened in the first three months of 2011, a period that included the conclusion of the BC Liberal leadership race and Premier Christy Clark's first months in office. Read more…
Filed inBC keeping HST vote schedule despite Canada Post lock out
By June 15, 2011 09:40 am 3 commentsCanada Post locking out its employees will slow the delivery of ballots for the mail-in vote on British Columbia's sales tax, but there are as yet no plans to change the referendum schedule. Read more…
Premier Clark misdirects blame for 'confusing' HST question
By June 14, 2011 10:27 am 10 commentsThe "confusing" referendum question on British Columbia sales taxes is the fault of the enemies of the HST, Premier Christy Clark asserted today. But observers will recall that's not quite how it came to be. Read more…
BC Green leader plans to run in Victoria riding held by Carole James
By June 8, 2011 05:15 pm 6 commentsThe Green Party of British Columbia confirmed today that leader Jane Sterk plans to run in Victoria-Beacon Hill, the constituency now held by former New Democratic Party leader Carole James. Read more…
Filed inBC Premier owns Gulf Island property, no corporate shares
By June 2, 2011 04:50 pm 5 commentsBritish Columbia Premier Christy Clark entered the Vancouver-Point Grey by-election with no corporate shares or liabilities to declare. She does however own real estate on a Gulf Island. Read more…
Filed inPremier Clark's leadership bid focussed spending on research and polling
By May 31, 2011 12:12 pmIn the British Columbia Liberal leadership race, spending money on research and polling appears to have been more effective than spending it on the candidate's personal expenses and salaries for campaign workers. Read more…
Filed inProvince promises cheques and lower rate if BC keeps HST
By May 25, 2011 11:26 am 22 commentsIf British Columbians vote to keep the harmonized sales tax, the provincial government will drop the rate to 10 percent and send a $175 cheque to families for every child under 18 years old and to some seniors. Read more…
Province altering HST ahead of mail-in vote
By May 24, 2011 04:11 pm 13 commentsThe British Columbia government will introduce changes to the Harmonized Sales Tax tomorrow, three weeks before a mail-in referendum on it is to begin. Read more…
Filed inClark appearance outside voting place okay: Elections BC
By May 13, 2011 11:44 am 16 commentsElections British Columbia officials fielded questions about whether Premier Christy Clark broke a provincial election law on the day of her narrow by-election victory in Vancouver-Point Grey, but believe her actions were legal. Read more…
Premier Clark pleased with win, pledges early election
By May 12, 2011 01:23 pm 20 commentsPremier Christy Clark acknowledged her campaign made mistakes in Vancouver-Point Grey, but argued it's a solid victory for the governing party to win a by-election. Read more…
Filed inPremier Christy Clark wins close Point Grey fight
By May 11, 2011 10:15 pm 27 commentsLiberal leader Christy Clark will take a seat in the legislature after narrowly beating New Democratic Party candidate David Eby to win in the Vancouver-Point Grey by-election. Read more…
Filed inPoint Grey by-election results arriving
By May 11, 2011 08:09 pm 53 commentsPolls closed at 8 p.m. in the Vancouver-Point Grey by-election, with the initial results now arriving. Read more…
Filed inNDP question Clark's Point Grey announcements
By May 5, 2011 04:33 pm 11 commentsThis morning Premier Christy Clark made a $6.7 million housing announcement in a constituency where she just happens to be running as a candidate in a by-election. Read more…
Filed inMinister Lake fended off recall for free
By May 5, 2011 01:45 pm 3 commentsEnvironment Minister Terry Lake fought off recall in the Kamloops constituency he represents without spending a cent. Read more…
Filed inClark says she's listening, but disappoints parents' group organizing debate
By May 4, 2011 04:48 pm 17 commentsPremier Christy Clark said she wants to listen to the public, not politicians, during her run in the Vancouver-Point Grey by-election.
That approach is disappointing to Jane Webster, a parent advisory council member at a local school who is organizing an all-candidates meeting scheduled for this evening. Read more…
Filed inVoting system skews results, delivers phony majority: Fair Vote
By May 3, 2011 10:00 am 5 commentsThe Conservative and New Democratic parties will be over-represented in Parliament thanks to a voting system that cheats Canadians, according to an analysis by Fair Vote Canada. Read more…
Ignatieff says he'll step down as federal Liberal leader after historic defeat
By May 3, 2011 08:52 am 4 commentsTORONTO - Michael Ignatieff, the professorial leader of a decimated Liberal party, is ending his tenure in politics after steering the party to a devastating electoral defeat. Voters slashed the ranks of Liberals in the House of Commons to an all-time low as Stephen Harper's Conservatives vaulted to majority status. Read more…
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Voter turnout less than hoped for
How nine prime 'strategic voting' races in BC ended up
Leader Elizabeth May wins Green Party's first Canadian seat
Pollsters all over map on election eve
Eco-groups tout poll showing broad oil tanker opposition in BC
Strategic voting could determine winners in 7 BC ridings
Twitterverse reacts to Layton story
Layton dismisses report of massage clinic visit as a smear campaign
Parties weigh in on CETA
West Van Liberal candidate suing Tory opponent
Harper stokes fear of NDP, calls for Conservative majority
Dhaliwal (not laughing) says attendance criticism based on wrong data
Premier Clark's staff changes cost $2.4 million in severance
No value in all-candidates' meetings: Premier's campaign chair
Anti-Harper strategic voting website names four 'crucial' BC ridings
NDP wonder (with a wink) if Liberal Dhaliwal will resign
Globe endorses Harper; EKOS sees Layton coalition
Carson likely to elude ethics punishment: Democracy Watch
Judge to decide whether to hear case calling for G8 report release
BC will keep cap and trade schedule says minister
The page after that contains:
Ignatieff to campaign alongside former PM as days tick down
Dix announces BC NDP shadow cabinet
Layton strikes leaderly tone in ads, rhetoric as polls put NDP second
Ignatieff eats pie; Dosanjh attacks Tory rival
EKOS projects 100 seats for the NDP
500 pages of Harper's most controversial quotes compiled by Tories
Conservative caregiver program changes unfair to employers, says industry association
Calgary singer launches 'Yes We Can' of 2011 election
Morton canvasses candidates on wild salmon
Shuttle mobs: UVic students' latest voting innovations
Dosanjh says Ripudaman Singh Malik supports Conservative Wai Young
Federal election polls, analysts galloping off in all directions
Delay on election reform shows government incompetence: NDP critic
Province says it's too late to make local election changes for 2011
BC NDP breaking gender requirement since Dix election
Conservatives scramble to head off brewing controversy over abortion
Will Elections Canada shut down Twitter on May 2?
No compromise? Harper refuses to say if he'd bend to opposition
Helena Guergis doth protest too much: Democracy Watch
Liberal candidate liveblogs all-candidates meetings
Democratic Trust
As British Columbia and other jurisdictions consider allowing online voting, can it be made secure enough that people will trust it? Will it encourage more people to vote? But if something goes wrong, will it further erode people's confidence in their democracies? And what role is the media likely to play in shaping the debate?
These are among the issues to be considered at a May 26 discussion that Fair Voting BC and PartyX are hosting at The Hive in Vancouver. I'll be on the panel, along with UBC Law's Fathima Cader and SFU computer scientist Steve Wolfman. The results and recommendations are to inform the two organizations' public positions on online voting.
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