January 2005
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Chief Electoral Officer’s Message
Jean-Pierre Kingsley -
Missing the Message: Young Adults and the Election Issues
Elisabeth Gidengil, André Blais, Joanna Everitt, Patrick Fournier and Neil Nevitte
Many young Canadians are not hearing what the political parties are saying -
Different Strokes: Why Young Canadians Don’t Vote
André Turcotte
They view the issues and make their decisions differently than their elders do -
Aboriginal Candidates in the 2004 General Election
Loretta Smith
Their record number of seats won is still less than the Aboriginal proportion of the population -
Women Beneath the Electoral Barrier
Nikki Macdonald
A decade of little progress means women still hold only about one fifth of the seats in Parliament -
Opinion Polls and the Canada Elections Act
Claire Durand
The media are providing more information about polling methods, but not enough -
Bill C-24: Replacing the Market with the State?
Ian Stewart
The impact of new public financing provisions on political parties in the 2004 election -
Making Votes Count: How Well Did Our Electoral System Perform?
Lawrence LeDuc
The 2004 election produced less disproportionality but it’s still a regionalized result -
A Mixed-Member Proportional System Applied to the 2004 Election
Henry Milner
A mixed-member proportional system could improve representation and stem the decline in voter turnout -
Fixed-Date Elections: Improvement or New Problems?
Don Desserud
It may sound like a good idea, but fixed-date elections cannot really work in our parliamentary system
Note:
The opinions expressed are those of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect those of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.