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Canadian Election Results: Another Conservative Minority, or No Real Change

Oct 15th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: New, politics

Cynthia Cheng
The Conservatives have won again. This time, their seat numbers increased, but not enough to form a majority government. This election was a little different from 2006 - the campaign period was short, and a lot went on between when the election was announced in early September and election day. For example, no [...]

Tags: Canadian Elections, Conservative Party of Canada, Conservatives, Justin Trudeau, Liberal Party of Canada, Liberals, Member of Parliament, Michael Ignatieff, MP, NDP, New Democratic Party, Ontario, Ottawa, Parliament
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Cynthia’s Thoughts: Women, Politics and the Old Boys’ Club

Sep 12th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Cynthia's Thoughts

The first woman Member of Parliament in Canada was Agnes Macphail, elected in 1921. Coincidently, this was the first federal election women voted in, after the bill allowing women to vote was passed two years before. In the United States, the first woman elected to the House of Representatives was Jeanette Rankin, a Republican from [...]

Tags: Barrack Obama, Big Four, Canada, Canadian Elections, Elizabeth May, Green Party, Hillary Clinton, Ottawa, politics, Sarah Palin, United States, US Elections, Washington
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