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 […]
First Nation’s voting access restricted because of COVID-19
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 […]
A Tale of Two Campaigns: Same Election, Different Experience
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 […]
Andrew Scheer Seventeen Year Veteran Politician
Veteran Politician Andrew Scheer Year Seventeen as Member of Parliament By Stephen Lylyk on September 20, 2021 Citizens park at Ecole Monseigneur De Laval, Pavillion secondary des Quatre-Vents on Election Day anticipating to cast their votes in the Regina Quapelle District on Election day 2021 […]
First-Time voters struggle with lack of information and engagement
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 […]
Short wait times appreciated by voters at former Costco
Regina’s old Costco has been transformed into a democratic hub this week. The warehouse is just over 11, 000 square metres. This makes it the largest polling station in Canadian voting history, according to Marie France Kenny from Elections Canada. Wait times on election day […]
Mail-in ballot not a favourite between University of Regina students
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 […]
The Effects of Covid-19 on In-Person Polling Stations
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 […]
No on-campus polls could discourage student voters
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 […]
What is so special about this election? – My point of view as an Immigrant
The Canadian election holds today, Monday 20th September 2021, and is one for my books. I’m currently experiencing this in Saskatchewan. Although I have traveled to about ten countries for work and vacation, I have never witnessed an election. I am excited to finally get […]
