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SUMMARY: 2021 Election: Policy Promises\, Candidates\, and Challenges
DESCRIPTION: In this webinar\, panelists will discuss policy issues\, candi
 date diversity –what it’s looked like over time and why it matters\, and de
 lve into the challenges posed for a range of actors (like researchers\, par
 ties\, Elections Canada) by holding a snap election. 
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>[embed]https://youtu.be/n5ud1rjQBxg[/embed
 ]</p><p><a href="https://sppga.ubc.ca/events/event/canadas-2021-federal-ele
 ction-webinar-series/"><strong>Canada’s 2021 Federal Election Webinar Serie
 s</strong></a></p><p>Canadians are returning to the polls less than two yea
 rs after the most recent federal election. And what a time it has been! A m
 inority government\, party leadership change\, and most significantly\, the
  COVID-19 pandemic\, all marked the short life of the 43rd Parliament. Cana
 dians vote (or mail in their COVID-safe ballots) on September 20th to elect
  the 44th Parliament and pass judgment on the Liberal government’s most rec
 ent stint in office.</p><p>This is not the first pandemic election in Canad
 a\, several provinces have gone through the exercise\, re-electing governme
 nts in the midst of earlier waves.  Will Canadians reward the government’s 
 pandemic performance and grant the Liberals the majority government they se
 ek\, keep them a minority government\, or change government altogether? A c
 omfortable government lead in the polls seems to be ebbing away and Canadia
 ns are seeking answers on questions like climate change\, the post-pandemic
  recovery\, housing\, the opioid crisis\, health care and reconciliation wi
 th Indigenous peoples. Join us for a series of panels commenting on campaig
 n issues and dynamics and evaluating the results of September 20th.</p><p>I
 n this webinar\, panelists will discuss policy issues\, candidate diversity
  –what it’s looked like over time and why it matters\, and delve into the c
 hallenges posed for a range of actors (like researchers\, parties\, Electio
 ns Canada) by holding a snap election.</p><p><strong>Panelists:</strong></p
 ><ul><li>Prof. Carey Doberstein\, Department of Political Science\, UBC</li
 ><li>Prof. Melanee Thomas\, Department of Political Science\, University of
  Calgary</li><li>Prof. Elizabeth Baisley\, Department of Political Studies\
 , Queens University</li></ul><p><strong>Moderator:</strong> Prof. Gerald Ba
 ier\, Department of Political Science\; Acting Director\, The Centre for th
 e Study of Democratic Institutions\, the School of Public Policy and Global
  Affairs</p><p><span data-key="16"><strong data-slate-leaf="true">Hosted by
 : </strong>The Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions\, the School
  of Public Policy and Global Affairs and the Department of Political Scienc
 e\, University of British Columbia</span></p>
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