• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
  • WORLD DEMOCRACY
  • POLITICAL ART
  • more
    • election technology
    • money politics
    • political dissidents
    • THIRD PARTY
      • third party central
      • green party
      • justice party
      • libertarian party
    • voting methods
  • DC INFO
    • author central
    • about
    • advertise with DC
    • contact
    • privacy policy

Democracy Chronicles

Canada articles on Democracy Chronicles

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for better democracy in Canada. ​​​The country is governed by a prime minister, a cabinet, and Parliament and has a reputation for clean government with the provinces functioning as laboratories for democratic reform. Also check out our section on World Democracy.

World Leaders Stress Need To Educate Girls

by DC Editors - September 26, 2018

World Leaders Stress Need To Educate Girls

Leaders of France, Canada and Britain says failure to provide good quality schooling can be “catastrophic” as they call on their peers to educate girls.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Canada, Education, England, Feminism, France, United Nations, Women and Democracy, Women Voting Rights, Worldwide

British Columbia May Soon Vote to Ditch Plurality Voting

by Adrian Tawfik - September 25, 2018

ditch plurality voting

A referendum in British Columbia would allow voters decide on the type of election method to use from among a limited list of options and be offered a chance to ditch plurality voting.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Canada, Direct Democracy and Referendums, Election Methods, Proportional Representation

US Weighs In on Saudi-Canada Dispute Over Jailed Dissidents

by DC Editors - August 7, 2018

Saudi-Canada Dispute

Follows criticism from Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland who denounced the conservative kingdom for its recent arrest of women’s rights activists.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Canada, Dictatorships, Middle East, Political Dissidents, Saudi Arabia, Women and Democracy

VIDEO: Innovative Algorithm For Participatory Decision Making Online

by DC Editors - July 1, 2018

Participatory Decision Making Online

Ethelo offers a new kind of blockchain-based voting for groups, communities or other organizations

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Canada, Direct Democracy and Referendums, Internet and Democracy, Voting Technology

3 lessons on data governance from Canadian smart city experiment

by DC Editors - April 3, 2018

Canadian smart city

Toronto’s proposed Quayside community aimed to be a global showcase for what a smart city would look like

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Canada, Election Science, Internet and Democracy, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

How Canada is preventing social media from interfering in elections

by DC Editors - March 21, 2018

interfering in elections Canada

Canada’s major political parties are making use of online advertising as much as anyone else

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Canada, Internet and Democracy, Social Media and Democracy, Spying and Privacy, Voting Technology

A look at barriers facing new female Canadian politicians

by DC Editors - March 8, 2018

new female Canadian politicians

Women face myriad barriers running for office and it’s time to knock down those obstacles starting at the municipal level

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Canada, Women Voting Rights

Scientific information is the key to democracy

by DC Editors - January 4, 2018

Scientific information

Science can help the public address an uncertain future. Only a policy of openness will ensure a shared commitment

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Canada, Education, Election Science, South Africa, Worldwide

VIDEO: One Man Fighting Canada’s Indigenous Digital Divide

by DC Editors - June 18, 2017

Canada's Indigenous Digital Divide

Maskwacis is an impoverished community grappling with addiction, unemployment and suicide

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Canada, Democracy Charity, Indigenous and Democracy

British Columbia Proportional Representation Referendum Likely

by DC Editors - June 2, 2017

British Columbia Proportional Representation Referendum

The move to proportional representation has been highly controversial but is moving forward anyway

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Canada, Election Methods, Proportional Representation

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to page 3
  • Go to page 4
  • Go to page 5
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Go to page 15
  • Go to Next Page »
Home | Canada | Page 3

Primary Sidebar

SEE WORLD DEMOCRACY SECTION:

world democracy aristotle

political dissidents

Global Initiative To Free Political Prisoners Launched  Global Initiative To Free Political Prisoners Launched  (3/27/2022) - Freedom House has begun a new campaign to free political prisoners around the world, with…
Martial Law Brings Crackdown in East DR Congo Martial Law Brings Crackdown in East DR Congo (3/24/2022) - Since the DRC government established martial law in the conflict-ridden east ten months ago, the…
Russia Seeks 13-Year Jail Term For Kremlin Critic Navalny Russia Seeks 13-Year Jail Term For Kremlin Critic Navalny (3/18/2022) - Russian prosecutors asked a court to sentence Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to 13 years on…
New Culture Of Dissent Remaking Cuba’s Politics New Culture Of Dissent Remaking Cuba’s Politics (3/18/2022) - Living standards in Cuba have steadily fallen over the last few decades. If better institutions…
Africa's Whistleblowers Pay A High Price For Their Courage Africa’s Whistleblowers Pay A High Price For Their Courage (3/18/2022) - Whistleblowers in Africa countries face dismissal, violence and murder. Extensive legislation seldom offers real protection…
Popular Tibetan Singer Dies Of Self-Immolation Protest Popular Tibetan Singer Dies Of Self-Immolation Protest (3/15/2022) - Tsewang Norbu, 25, famous Tibetan singer died of self-immolation on 25 February this year protesting…
democracy chronicles newsletter

dictatorships

Concerns Remain As Egypt Frees Activists And Critics Concerns Remain As Egypt Frees Activists And Critics (5/8/2022) - Towards Ramadan's end on April 24, Egyptian authorities freed about 40 unjustly detained, including journalists. But this…
VPN Use Skyrockets In Russia During Ukraine Invasion VPN Use Skyrockets In Russia During Ukraine Invasion (5/8/2022) - To overcome the tight controls on the internet aimed at reducing conversations on the Ukraine…
How China Is Stepping Up Harassment Of Foreign Correspondents How China Is Stepping Up Harassment Of Foreign Correspondents (5/8/2022) - Journalists reporting the deadly floods of 2021 in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, were accused of…
North Korea Cracks Down On 'Capitalist' Pop Culture North Korea Cracks Down On ‘Capitalist’ Pop Culture (5/6/2022) - North Korea has increased its campaign against "capitalist" style clothing, others, in broader crackdown on…
Left-Wing Authoritarians Share Key Psychological Traits With Far Right Left-Wing Authoritarians Share Key Psychological Traits With Far Right (5/6/2022) - People with authoritarian views, left or right, have surprisingly similar behaviors and psychological characteristics, a…