It’s amazing how interest groups can organize within minutes these days.  With just a click of a mouse, a group can be started on social networking sites, and potentially thousands of people can be invited to join.  This was definitely the case during the US election and more recently, the reaction to the proposal by [...]

Cynthia Cheng
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The Canadian election is Tuesday, October 14, the day after Thanksgiving. Historically, the two major parties were the Liberal Party of Canada and the Conservatives (which at one time were called the Progressive Conservatives).  In the past few decades, the New Democratic Party, which is further left [...]

Thursday’s VP debate was a chance for Sarah Palin to gain back what she’s lost - the female vote. According to a Time Magazine poll, female support for the McCain/Palin ticket has fallen drastically, from 55% to 38%. Compare that to a poll taken immediately after the convention, where McCain/Palin support was at 47% [...]

The recent appointment of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has caused much talk about her background. Unlike many previous candidates, Sarah does not have an Ivy League/Seven Sisters education. Instead, her undergraduate degree in journalism is from the University of Idaho, a state school. Of course, an Ivy education isn’t necessary, but to [...]

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 [...]