BY MICHELLE MAISONVILLE Each year on Nov. 11 we remember the courage of the Canadian men and women who fought to defend our freedoms and rights and who made it possible for us to live in a peaceful and democratic country. We’ll never be able to repay the debt we owe to them, but we can remember their sacrifices and pay tribute to them. One of those freedoms they fought … Continued
BY PAUL BOREHAM Youth rule supreme in the eyes of fashion designers, film and music executives and mobile phone companies, because youth come out and buy what they have to offer. Politicians, on the other hand, have hung them out to dry. Young people don’t vote in large numbers. Life would be a lot better for them if they did, said Michael Dale, a professor in the School of Liberal … Continued
By CARMEN PONCIANO It’s that time of year again where student candidates have handed in their Conestoga Students Inc. (CSI) board packages and are preparing themselves for the board of director elections that run from March 23 to April 3. It is an exciting time as students have the opportunity to interact with the candidates and vote for the ones they think will best represent them. Candidates were required to … Continued
BY CODY MUDGE This is my government. At least insofar as it’s the one that I voted for in the previous federal election. I’ve learned too much since casting that last ballot to make the same mistake again. We need a respite from the science intolerance and the tangible excitement over finally being able to go to war in Iraq. We need a government that doesn’t bend over for big … Continued
BY NICOLE NEMETH Cambridge residents may have an easier time voting than Kitchener residents during this year’s municipal election. This is because Cambridge has become the first municipality in the region to offer online voting. The Centre for e-Democracy has commissioned a project to research the impact of digital technology on electoral democracy by collecting data during the 2014 municipal election to learn how Internet voting impacts local elections. Titled the … Continued
