Harlee Kelly is not yet a citizen of Canada but is excited to watch her first Canadian election. Originally from the United States, Kelly has been living in Canada for two years but is not yet eligible to vote in elections. “Watching the Canadian election […]
When Dylan Earis went to the polling station in Regina for the 2015 federal election, all he wanted to do was vote, a right he shares with other Canadian citizens. Exercising it at the last federal election turned out to become a challenge for the […]
The Civix program provides schools with an opportunity to simulate a federal election for students. This program, Student Votes 2019, gives them an opportunity to learn first-hand about Canadian politics. The Prairie Sky School took part in the mock election for the first time on […]
A number of voters in Regina were disappointed to not receive an “I Voted” sticker after casting their ballots in Monday’s federal election. Kennedy Buchanan said she became excited about receiving a sticker after watching an episode of This Is Us on television where “I […]
Some communities in Northern Saskatchewan are exercising their right to vote in Monday’s federal election, while others are not so motivated to hit the polls. “Indigenous people are the majority in this constituency,” said Modeste McKenzie, president of the Indigenous New Democrats of Saskatchewan […]
The 2015 election may have been the longest election in Canadian history, but to millennial students at the University of Regina, 2019’s felt like forever. “I can’t wait to get it over with,” said Noe Morin, who studies creative technologies at the U of R. […]
The first federal ballot North Hunter ever cast was for Regina-Wascana Green Party candidate Tamela Friesen, said the 21-year-old climate strike organizer upon leaving her polling station Monday morning. Hunter was less than a month shy of being able to vote in the 2015 election. […]
When Canadian voters enter their poll station they sit down, open their ballot, look at the options available, and mark a big X beside the candidate they want. This is not the same process for those in correctional facilities. The Regina Provincial Correctional Centre houses […]
After a nasty campaign where leaders were arguing and outright lying, many voters in Saskatchewan are looking for one thing – honesty. At Dr. A. E. Perry Elementary School polling station in Regina, a steady stream of people came and went throughout the morning. When […]
With Canadians headed to the polls Monday, university students were eager to voice their opinions. A wide-range of issues were brought up during interviews at an on-campus polling station. “For me, climate change, high tuition and the challenge of finding a job out of university […]
