voting
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Still First Past the Post
The Court of Appeal for Ontario upholds the constitutionality of Canada’s election system Continue reading
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Private Conscience or Public Choice
Why universities should not trade on their reputation to intervene in politics or social debates Continue reading
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Civics, Feelings, and Politics
Expatriates’ alleged lack of connection to particular ridings is not a good reason to disenfranchise them Continue reading
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Doing Right on Rights
Why the Supreme Court was right to find the disenfranchisement of Canadians abroad unconstitutional Continue reading
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“A Profound Attachment”
The Supreme Court holds that disenfranchising Canadians abroad is unconstitutional Continue reading
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It Doesn’t Work That Way
Legislation interfering with a municipal election does not violate freedom of expression ― contrary to what an Ontario judge has found Continue reading
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Toronto v Ontario: A Remedy Seeking a Right
Constitutional politics and the notwithstanding clause Continue reading
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Not That Kind of Voting
What New Zealand’s Electoral Commission’s attempt to boost turnout gets wrong about voting, and what we can learn from it Continue reading
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Selfie Slow-Down
I have already blogged about one American judicial decision on the constitutionality of a “ballot selfie” ban, which has since been upheld on appeal by the Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. And I have also written about the history of the secret ballot, which in my view explains why measures to protect ballot secrecy ― Continue reading
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No Solution
The reasons people don’t vote suggest a mandatory voting law would be futile Statistics Canada has released the results of a survey, conducted in conjunction with the November 2015 Labour Force Survey, to inquire into Canadians’ “Reasons for not voting in the federal election, October 19, 2015.” These results are interesting, albeit not quite accurate. To my mind Continue reading
Double Aspect 