The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to ...

During the national debates of 1788, the great Virginian James Madison worried that mere “parchment barriers,” or ...

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Plus, a recent transit referendum in Metro Vancouver has people pondering the value of direct democracy, and Globe and Mail automotive columnist Peter Cheney makes a defence of the lost art of ...

The former premier is one of the few politicians making the federalist argument in opposition to the province’s separatist ...

School district budgets in New York State are one of the few examples of direct democracy in this country.  In other words, ...

The United States has experimented with democracy for 250 years, but our system of government was once a radical idea, born in ancient Greece. Ravaged by civil war and tyranny 2,500 years ago, the ...

Throughout several weeks of public hearings on blanket rezoning in Calgary's city hall, councillors were expected to remain ...

The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments Friday in a case that could impact how voters pass laws from the ballot box. Plaintiffs say a 2023 law passed by legislators puts unconstitutional ...

Half of Americans don’t vote, and the reasons aren’t what you think. Here is research on turnout, barriers, and democratic ...

With more than six months still to go before voters cast their ballots in November, California’s top 15 ballot-initiative ...

Of the $98 million raised by the three groups that have bought the most advertising, at least 96 percent has come from ...