Author Archives: Dan Woynillowicz
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An experiment in speed candi-dating: Nelson’s 2011 municipal election
Leave a commentMarch 27, 2013 by Dan Woynillowicz
Nelson, BC’s 2011 municipal election campaign started out as your typical campaign, with signs sprouting up on front lawns, candidate profiles being …
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Remembering Canada’s Jack of Hearts
1August 23, 2011 by Dan Woynillowicz
As Canada’s newspapers, airwaves and cyberspace swell with memories of Jack Layton it’s striking the sheer number of individuals – …
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The Brigette DePape flap
2June 7, 2011 by Dan Woynillowicz
I confess to being surprised at the amount of attention that Brigette DePape’s act of dissent has garnered in the …
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The perils of strategic voting
3May 1, 2011 by Dan Woynillowicz
As Canada’s 41st federal election campaign winds down to voting day one thing is abundantly clear: there are way more …
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Voter Suppression vs. Vote Mobs
2April 15, 2011 by Dan Woynillowicz
Photo: Rob O’Flanagan/Guelph Mercury Twitter has been all a-flutter about “voter suppression” in light of the rather bizarre incident in …
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Is debating the debates just a distraction?
Leave a commentApril 5, 2011 by Dan Woynillowicz
There is a healthy amount of debate going on about the federal election leaders’ debates, and not just about whether …
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On coalitions and enlightened vs. self-serving flip-flopping
2March 28, 2011 by Dan Woynillowicz
What got me thinking about this topic is the vehemence with which Stephen Harper is denouncing the prospect of a …
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As trust goes, so goes voter turnout.
1March 27, 2011 by Dan Woynillowicz
Aristotle wrote the book on politics, literally, so as Canadians are thrust into the political process of choosing our government, …
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Opening the doors to the Politics Café
Leave a commentMarch 25, 2011 by Dan Woynillowicz
On March 26, 2011, which just happens to correspond with the writ drop for Canada’s 41st federal election, this blog …
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