What to Expect When You're Electing

What to Expect When You're Electing

Welcome to What to Expect When You’re Electing. Delivered in a clear, concise, and non-partisan manner, this explainer series helps you navigate Canada's federal election by busting common myths, answering frequently asked questions, and supporting healthy political conversations. Look out for a new explainer every Tuesday!

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Prefer to listen to the series instead? Check out our weekly podcast, hosted by the Samara Centre's Yvonne Su.

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1. Learn about how Parliament works straight from the source

2. Apathy is Boring’s infographic on the different levels of government

3. CIVIX’s videos on parliamentary democracy and our electoral system

4. The Samara Centre’s primer on electoral reform

5. The Samara Centre’s video on a day in the life of an MP

6. The Library of Parliament highlights differences in the way Canadians and Americans govern themselves

7. The Samara Centre’s report on how federal election candidate are chosen

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1. Party platform trackers (eg. MacLean's, CTV/Canadian Press) provide side-by-side platform comparisons

2. Websites of the five major parties in Canada include the Bloc Québécois, Conservative Party of Canada, Green Party of Canada, Liberal Party of Canada, New Democratic Party

3. Elections Canada lists all registered federal political parties

4. An overview of the strategy behind party platforms from CBC's Canada Votes Newsletter (June 2019)

Still have a question about Canada's federal election or democracy? Send us an email at [email protected] and we'll do our best to answer it.

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