Democracy Watch
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New Brunswick Court of Appeal says 2020 snap election call by Higgs was legalThe court dismissed advocacy group Democracy Watch's argument that the premier's early election call was illegal because of the province's fixed-date election law.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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Canada election: Concerns raised about voting locations as advance polls openDemocracy Watch says voter turnout will likely suffer in this month’s federal election, in part because Elections Canada has reduced the number of voting locations in many ridings.PoliticsSep 10, 2021
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Over 2,500 sign petition asking GG to deny any Trudeau request for a snap electionAnticipation of an election is rising as federal party leaders have been travelling around the county on campaign-style tours in recent weeks.CanadaAug 9, 2021
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Experts say staffing shortage compounds COVID-19 delays at human rights tribunalA high number of vacancies combined with increased political intervention in selecting and retaining tribunal staff are undermining the human rights system as it faces a growing backlog of cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the experts say.CanadaAug 27, 2020
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Will claims of illegal party financing sink Charest’s hopes of political comeback?They have applied to the court for leave to appeal a decision against suspending the controversial law pending a full legal challenge.CanadaJan 18, 2020
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Democracy Watch calls on Alberta RCMP to investigate UCP’s firing of election commissionerThrough the Edmonton Police Service, Democracy Watch requested an investigation, overseen by a special prosecutor, into whether Jason Kenney's cabinet obstructed justice by firing Lorne Gibson.CanadaDec 4, 2019
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Notley, NDP seek ruling to ban UCP from voting on Bill 22Alberta's Opposition NDP is asking the ethics commissioner to ban the entire United Conservative caucus from voting on a bill that would fire the province's election watchdog.PoliticsNov 20, 2019
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Firing of Alberta election commissioner called ‘political interference,’ Opposition seeks interventionPolitical analysts are calling the Alberta government's bluff after it announced on Monday it was firing the election commissioner.NewsNov 19, 2019
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Fake social media bots in Alberta vote hint at dangers in federal election: expertsRapid Response Mechanism examined the Alberta election to understand how the manipulation of social media can influence democratic politics.CanadaSep 9, 2019
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Halifax ranks eighth for federal spending commitments in Canada under TrudeauThe riding currently ranks eighth out of 338 in Canada for its overall number of federal funding commitments – 166 in total as of Sept. 3.PoliticsSep 3, 2019
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