Here you will find a list of news and feature articles mentioning the work of Samara. A list of our editorial and op-eds can be found here.
For an overview of Samara's work, along with that of other organizations working to strengthen citizen engagement with democracy, we encourage you to watch this feature by CPAC's "The Bright Side," or this feature by Piali Roy in Yonge Street Media.
News and features
"Harper's cynical assault on democracy", an editorial by Bob Hepburn in the Toronto Star
"Appears we get the Parliament we deserve" by Tom Ford in the Winnipeg Free Press
An article in The Tyee mentioning Samara's work.
An article by John Ibbitson in the Globe and Mail, which quotes Samara's work on The Real Outsiders.
An article in the Hill Times mentioning the work of Samara.
"Underrepresented", a feature article by Isabel Bassett, published in the magazine Women of Influence.
A feature on "How to fix our politics" by Aaron Wherry in Maclean's A profile on Alison Loat by Andrew Potter and Victoria Salvas in This Magazine
An article on Michael MacMillan by Emily Davies, in the Queen's Journal
A feature on Samara by Piali Roy, on yongestreetmedia.ca
The Real Outsiders: Politically Disengaged Views on Politics and Democracy
01/01/12 "Understanding the limits of government" by Nicholas Gafuik in the Calgary Herald
20/12/11 "Must Politicians Be Phonies?" by Maxwell Cameron in The Mark
19/12/11 "Deadlines and Democracy" by Rebecca Lindell on Global News Online
14/12/11 "Voter Turnout: thinking outside the ballot box" by Clifton van der Linden and Kelly Hinton in The Mark
13/12/11 "Oversight key for oilsands," an Op-Ed in the Star Phoenix mentioning The Real Outsiders
12/12/11 “What gives? Samara study looks at Canadians’ reasons for turning away from politics” by Chris Plecash in The Hill Times
12/12/11 "If they don't vote, don't worry" by Iain Hunter in the Times Colonist
12/12/11 "Ibbitson responds: How to re-engage citizens in democracy" by John Ibbitson in the Globe and Mail
11/12/11 “In an age without mediators, many feel left out of the political process” by John Ibbitson in the Globe and Mail
10/12/11 "Political re-engagement should focus on public services" by Don Lenihan on iPolitics.ca
8/12/11 "Alienated from What? By Whom?" by Andrew Potter in the Ottawa Citizen
8/12/11 "The welfare state isn't pleasing anyone" by Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post
8/12/11 "Where Have All the Voters Gone?" by Ben Christopher in The Tyee
8/12/11 "They know what they don't like" by Aaron Wherry in Maclean's online
8/12/11 "Who engages young voters?" by Jonathan Migneault in OpenFile Ottawa
8/12/11 Interview with Alison Loat on Global TV's "The Morning Show"
8/12/11 Interview with Alison Loat on CTV National News
8/12/11 "Who are Toronto's "real outsiders", and why are they turned off by politics?" by John Michael McGrath in OpenFile Toronto
7/12/11 "Canada's Political Outsiders" by Nick Ruderman in The Mark
7/12/11 "The democracy gap - how did not voting become preferred option?" by Craig McInnes in the Vancouver Sun
7/12/11 "Non-voting Canadians consider themselves outsiders: study" by Don Butler in the Ottawa Citizen
7/12/11 "Does not voting make you an indifferent citizen — or an idealist?" by Susan Delacourt in the Toronto Star
7/12/11 "La politique du désabusement" by Manon Cornellier in Le Devoir
7/12/11 "Non-voters see political engagement as futile: study" by Rebecca Lindell on Global News online
7/12/11 "Politicians to blame for voter apathy" by Joseph Chin on Mississauga.com
7/12/11 "Why doesn't 40 per cent of the population vote?" by Andy Radia on Yahoo News Canada
7/12/11 "Politically disengaged Canadians not apathetic or uninformed, study finds" by Colin Horgan on iPolitics.ca
7/12/11 "Outsiders" a blog post on CalgaryGrit
7/12/11 Interview with André Turcotte on Radio-Canada's Maisonneuve en direct
7/12/11 Alison Loat was featured on 14 drive-home CBC radio shows and on Dave Rutherford’s #1 call-in radio show in Alberta.
Outsiders' Manifesto: Surviving and Thriving as a Member of Parliament
An
interview with Alison Loat by Steve Paikin on TVO's "The Agenda"
An
interview with Alison Loat about constituent services on CBC Radio's "The Current"
"The cult of the political outsider", an
article by Andrew Potter in the
Ottawa Citizen
An
article by national columnist Chantal Hébert in the
Toronto Star
An
article on MPs' recommendations for improving the practice of politics on
iPolitics.ca
A
piece on CBC News online
A
piece in the
Toronto Star by Susan Delacourt
Mia Rabson's
take on the report, from the
Winnipeg Free Press
From Global News online, an
article by Rebecca Lindell highlighting the report's "outsider narrative"
A
blog from former MP Glen Pearson
A
piece by Donald Lenihan in
The Huffington Post Canada
The highlights of this report's local and national media coverage are available
here, on the Samara blog.
"It's My Party": Parliamentary Dysfunction Reconsidered
An interview with Alison Loat by Steve Paikin on TVO's "The Agenda"
A post-election interview with Alison Loat by Matt Galloway on CBC Radio's "Metro Morning" (the segments begins at the 14:15 mark)
The highlights of this report's national and local coverage is available here, including editorials and other commentary generated by the findings.
Welcome to Parliament: A Job With No Description
An interview with Alison Loat by Steve Paikin on TVO's "The Agenda"
An
interview with Alison Loat by Carol Off on CBC Radio's "As It Happens" (the segment begins at the 7:00 mark)
An
interview with Alison Loat by Rosemary Barton on CBC TV's "Power and Politics" (the segment begins at the 33:15 mark)
A survey
article on partisanship in the House which features an interview with Alison Loat in
The Hill Times.
An
article illuminating the report by Bea Vongdouangchanh in
The Hill Times.
An
op-ed by Joe Jordan in
The Hill Times
An
article by Elizabeth Thompson in
iPolitics.ca, which also ran in newspapers across Canada, including the
National Post,
Vancouver Sun,
Calgary Herald,
Windsor Star,
Ottawa Citizen and on
Canada.com.
An
excerpt, "What are we doing here," by Aaron Wherry , from
Maclean's.
An
excerpt from an op-ed by Alison Loat in the
Globe and Mail, "What do we want from them?", by Aaron Wherry, from
Maclean's.
An
excerpt from Hill Times survey featuring Alison Loat, "Somebody should do something," by Aaron Wherry, from
Maclean's.
An
article, "Democracy in Danger?! Not really," by Andrew Potter, from the
Ottawa Citizen.
A
piece reflecting on the findings for Alberta's Legislative Assembly, by Dave Cournoyer.
For commentary on the report, please click here. The Accidental Citizen?
"Liberals should reform the candidate nomination process," an article by Kyle Harrietha in iPolitics.ca
An interview with Alison Loat on TVO's "The Agenda" with Steve Paikin.
An interview with Alison Loat, followed by a discussion with former MPs John Godfrey, Jean Augustine and Monte Solberg by Anna Maria Tremonti, on CBC Radio's "The Current".
An editorial "MPs: our inside outsiders," by the Globe and Mail's editorial board.
Another interview, this time on TV, with Alison Loat by Rosemary Barton on CBC's "Power and Politics" (the segment begins at the 1:47 mark).
A blog by Andrew Potter, from Maclean's.
An excerpt, entitled "A House of Outsiders and Idealists," by Aaron Wherry, from Maclean's.
Another excerpt, entitled "Hide Your Ambitions," by Aaron Wherry, from Maclean's.
An Extra, Extra mention by David Topping, in the Torontoist.
An article, "Study undercuts the stereotypes about politicians," by David Beers in the Tyee.com
A view on the report's implications for potential female candidates, from the Equal Voice blog.
A reflection on the report's implications on policy change, "The World's Older Profession," by Al Etmanski on his blog.
Another reflection on the report, "Silly Monkeys," by Max Fawcett, on his blog.
Best Political Books of the Last 25 Years contest
A blog, by Susan Delacourt, from the Toronto Star
An
addition to our books list, by John Geddes from
Maclean's
Journalism seminars
A round-up of television, print, radio and online coverage on the visit of Birgitta Jonsdottir
A column on the State of the News Media report by Kathy English, in the Toronto Star
A Q&A with Tom Rosenstiel by Susan Krashinsky, in the Globe and Mail
A radio interview with Tom Rosenstiel by Anna Maria Tremonti, on CBC Radio's "The Current"
An interview with Paul Steiger by Joseph Brean, in the National Post