Jorah Bright standing in Kisik Towers on the University of Regina campus. Photo by Gillian Massie. Some post-secondary students are feeling defeated after the 2021 Federal Election due to lack of information and access to services. First-time voter Jorah Bright was excited for the opportunity […]
Social media can be a valuable tool to inform young voters. Now more than ever, people can log on to their accounts and receive up-to-date political information. Traditionally, there has been less turnout on election day from youth voters than from older demographics. In the […]
For the first time since 1986, Saskatchewan has it’s first candidate running for the Communist Party of Canada, Jeremy Fisher. He is currently running in the Saskatoon, University riding and spoke with the University of Regina Journalism School to discuss his campaign and message. His […]
Braedyn Wozniak As the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada especially hard in Saskatchewan and Alberta, the way governments handled — or mishandled — the situation may have impacted the results of Monday’s federal election. “That was a question the prime minister was […]
Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation, located 65 kilometers east of Regina, did not have a polling station in its community, resulting in a lack of accessibility for voting for band members living on-reserve. Standing Buffalo is in the Regina – Qu’Appelle electoral district. There was a […]
Jared Valdes sighs and rubs his eyes. It has been a challenge to run a federal election campaign during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Am I looking forward to it ending? I am and I’m not,” he says with a laugh. Valdes is the campaign manager for […]
Young voters play a crucial role in our democratic process. With the next generation of voters becoming eligible to submit their ballot, the youth voter turnout is still surprisingly low. In the 2019 federal election, only 54 percent of citizens aged 18-24 exercised their right […]
Most University of Regina students have chosen to vote in person this election. Although mail-in ballots are becoming more and more popular between electors across the country, U of R students still prefer the old methods. “I like getting out there, getting involved and being […]
Despite the September seventeenth mask mandate that was recently put into effect, the common concern amongst voter’s remains the same on this election day – is it safe for me to enter the polling stations to cast my ballot during the pandemic? Though according […]
The University of Regina halls were quiet election Monday as many students visited the polls to vote. The vacant classrooms differed greatly from the 2019 election, when students lined out the door to vote on campus. For the 2021 election, many students felt polls were […]
