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Premiers’ Performance: A Holly Jolly Christmas for Legault and Moe
Horgan, Ford, earn the approval of pluralities in their respective provinces December 20, 2018 – Quebec and Saskatchewan Premiers Francois Legault and Scott Moe have each received an early Christmas present in the form of majority job approval ratings from
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B.C. Electoral Reform Referendum: Voters’ motivations, and why proportional representation failed
Four-in-ten say holding this referendum was a good idea, while one-third say it was a bad one December 20, 2018 – The votes are in, and BC’s future general elections will operate much the same as the last ones. With
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Proportional Representation: BC residents split three ways over whether to change voting system
Nationally, most Canadians would prefer PR over FPTP for provincial elections September 28, 2018 – With less than a month before ballots are mailed to voters, British Columbia’s 2018 referendum on proportional representation appears to be headed for a tight
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Quebec Election Analysis: Popular policies and a faltering opponent propelled CAQ to historic victory
Quebecers were more likely to say the province was on the wrong track than the right one before Oct. 1 October 4, 2018 – As the Quebec Liberals pack up their belongings at 1045 Rue Des Parliamentaires following an historic
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One year later: British Columbians mixed on NDP’s performance, but support its housing affordability policies
Although two-in-five say B.C. is on the ‘wrong track’, Horgan remains most approved-of party leader May 9, 2018 – It’s been exactly one year since the historic 2017 British Columbia election threw the province into months of political uncertainty that
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Ontario Election: Voter antipathy sets up strategic voting face-off between Conservatives & NDP
Ontario PCs retain strongest, most committed base as left-of-centre voters flee Liberal Party May 30, 2018 – As fully half (50%) of decided Ontario voters declare their choice is based not on the party they support, but the one they
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