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Next Wednesday, May 16, Samara's Wayne Chu will be presenting at an event organized by CitizenBridge, a not-for-profit Democracy 2.0 online platform that facilitates a two-way conversation between constituents and their elected representatives.
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In his second article for Samara, guest blogger Zakary Paget takes a critical look at the world of political marketing in Canada, arguing that political parties must move beyond simplistic messaging to engage citizens in more meaningful - and respectful - ways around the issues that concern them.
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Marguerite Marlin is the creative director of Democratize.ca, a new web initiative that engages Canadians to vote on bills before Parliament. In this post, Marguerite reflects on Samara's The Real Outsiders report, examining how e-democracy projects such as Democratize.ca can be effectively harnessed to increase citizens' influence over political decision-making in Canada.
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Katrin Steinack's paper entitled "Why some train and some don't: An international comparison of MPs' attitudes towards parliamentary training" examines the factors that influence MPs' attitudes toward parliamentary training programs. In this post, Samara volunteer Sonja Friesl offers an overview of Steinack's main findings.
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