Get Out The Vote

• TikTok, videogames and more: How candidates are getting out the vote this election

  Fewer polling stations, long lines and concerns about gathering indoors with other voters could keep people at home on election day, according to strategists.

  Politics

  Sep 16, 2021
  
• Students outraged as snap New Brunswick election call results in no on-campus polling stations

  University students in New Brunswick are calling out Elections NB for not providing polling stations on campuses for the 2020 provincial election.

  Politics

  Aug 28, 2020
  
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• Winnipeg woman who encouraged Canadians to vote after cancer diagnosis dies

  A young Winnipeg woman who went viral in October urging Canadians to get out and vote after she received a terminal diagnosis has died.

  Politics

  Nov 17, 2019
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• Edmonton councillor wants free transit on election day

  Coun. Aaron Paquette wants Edmonton to offer free transit on election day but the mayor argues they should be debating subsidies as part of a broader transit approach.

  Money

  Oct 3, 2019
• Calgary students encouraged to vote in 2019 federal election

  The U of C’s Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) Get out the Vote campaign aims to inspire students to get involved in the democratic process.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2019
• Youth voter turnout grew in 2015. Advocates want the trend to continue in 2019

  Hundreds of groups and activists are organizing events in the coming weeks to ensure the ground gained in 2015 with young Canadians isn't lost on Oct. 21.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2019
• Elections Canada releases new civic education resources for teachers

  Using the materials, one 14-year-old said his group determined that students at his school need a longer break between classes for travel and snack-eating purposes.

  Education

  Sep 19, 2018
• Volunteers hustling to get out the votes

  In the final hours before the polls close, party volunteers are pushing to get out the votes.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2015
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• U of C Students Union making sure students follow through on promise to vote

  It's part of the 'Get Out the Vote' campaign. A pledge drive asks students to fill out a form committing to vote.

  Oct 18, 2015