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Ottawa Now - 'It's very hard to implement': Do Canadians want mandatory voting?
March 26, 2026
This weekend’s high-stakes NDP Convention in Winnipeg is set to define the party’s future, as a new leader will be selected over the coming days. The Toronto Star reports, among 70 proposals, is a bold but unlikely push for mandatory federal voting. Other key debates include overhauling the Senate, electoral reform, and navigating trade tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump. Joining us to talk about mandatory voting, and his past research on the subject, is Research Co. President Mario Canseco.
Cheers turned to sadness in Toronto's Little Italy as Bosnia defeated Italy in the FIFA World Cup qualifier.
April 1, 2026 - 06:47 | | The Globe and Mail
Just over a month after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the country has suffered severe losses. But while largely outmatched militarily, Iran has used its geography to spread the cost of war. By all but shutting down shipping across the Strait of Hormuz, it has effectively grounded global oil trade to a halt and sent markets spiralling.
Look up this trade lane—a waterway for vessels moving through the Gulf, transporting more than 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas—and you’ll find it described as a “choke point.” It’s a term that Edward Fishman, an energy...
April 1, 2026 - 06:30 | Vikram Nijhawan | Walrus
Traditionally, stories about the Cree trickster Wîsahkêcâhk are only told when there is snow on the ground, which means, as the planet rapidly warms, there are fewer and fewer opportunities to tell them. Vancouver, where I live, didn’t see a single snowflake until February. So instead of the legend of the creation of the moon, I’ll tell you her name: tipiskâwi-pîsim, night sun. In Anishinaabemowin, she is Nookomis Dibik-Giizis, the revered Grandmother Moon. Though almost every acre on land has been claimed by one nation or another, the moon has been a shared locus of imagination and...
April 1, 2026 - 06:29 | Michelle Cyca | Walrus



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