Search results
1 – 10 of 15
With Florida holding a similar referendum this year, the abortion rights issue underscores the important role now played by referendums in states where one party has control of…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286424
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The ruling upholds the right of parliament to pass laws on Indigenous issues and to incorporate Indigenous laws into federal law. The act in question is one of many passed over…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285575
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
As state governments become more entrenched in the use of re-districting to cement their legislative majorities, referendums offer a rare direct link between citizens and…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282039
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
Tensions between Ottawa and some provincial governments have been mounting in recent months. Alberta’s Sovereignty Act and Quebec’s ending of a parliamentary oath of allegiance to…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274992
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The Supreme Court is poised to make dramatic changes to the remedies available to governments, legislatures and courts considering ways to address the legacies of racial…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274290
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
UNITED STATES: Virginia moves will affect election
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES211288
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
In the 2016 federal election scheduled for November 8, 33 states will have voter ID requirements in place for Election Day. However, five states have had their voter ID and…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213086
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The city's next mayor must get office workers back into New York to protect its commercial tax base. Polling day for the Democratic primary, which will in effect choose the mayor…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262166
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
The campaign to lead the UCP is likely to bring out a rising sense of frustration with the Liberal government in Ottawa. Quebec is also exhibiting a renewed sense of nationalism…
Details
DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271751
ISSN: 2633-304X
Keywords
Geographic
Topical
A new justice has the potential to change the tenor of the Supreme Court's rulings significantly for many years to come, on issues including the scope of federal regulation…