Platform promises: How the parties in the B.C. election stack up October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Alec Lazenby and Mary Heeg With a provincial election fast approaching on Oct. 24, B.C.’s parties have been busy making a lot of campaign promises. While parties compete for voters’ favour, polls estimate that the
Horgan’s NDP government is using their high popularity to snatch a majority government, as they should September 29, 2020October 1, 2020 Benjamin Dippel When British Columbians head to the polls for the general election on Oct. 24, the B.C. New Democratic Party (NDP), led by John Horgan, will likely win a commanding majority
Everything you need to know about voting in B.C.’s upcoming election September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Alec Lazenby Do you know how to register? Does mail-in voting confuse you? Are you wondering how the pandemic will affect voting? Not to fear, the Martlet is here to answer all
Engagement starts with YOU(VSS) March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Astra Lund-Phillips In the main 100- and 200-levels of the David Turpin building and on the exterior, there were 60 posters up, including multiple large billboard-style posters, not to mention the chalking
Eight student senator positions filled by acclamation February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 Alec Lazenby The first eight spots for elected student representatives on the UVic Senate — which governs the university’s academic matters — have been filled by acclamation. The university will call for
Your candidates for the 2020-2021 Board of Governors elections February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Kate Korte The 15-member board has two student representative seats open — one for a graduate and one for an undergraduate student. All students can vote on webvote.uvic.ca, from 9 a.m. on Feb.
A closer look at David Shebib, long-time Victoria independent candidate January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Sylas Serné In this election, Victoria had a crowded list of candidates. Independent David Shebib’s approach to politics could be described as “D.I.Y.” — he’s put hand-painted signs touting slogans such
How many trees does it take to elect a Prime Minister? December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Kiley Verbowski "I worked as a poll clerk at one of the 192 polling divisions in the Victoria riding. This was the first election in which I’ve worked, and I was astounded
Liberals win re-election, but fall short of majority government October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Emily Fagan and Josh Kozelj The results are in! Here's the Martlet's rundown on the 2019 Canadian federal election results.
2019 Federal election streeter October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Josh Kozelj Days before the Federal Election, the Martlet ventured across campus to gauge student’s perceptions and opinions on the issues facing our country in this crucial election.
