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		<title>A Study of the Incidence and Effects of Misleading Calls in the 41st National Election - April 24, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/04/a-study-of-the-incidence-and-effects-of-misleading-calls-in-the-41st-national-election-april-24-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:
This study has presented evidence which strongly suggests that in the subject ridings there was a targeted program of voter suppression in place. It was reported to be administered to tens of thousands of electors based on these samples. 
These activities were clearly targeted at non-Conservative voters in a highly improbable manner. They included erroneous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADVICE TO THE NEW LEADER OF THE NDP - March 23, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/advice-to-the-new-leader-of-the-ndp-march-23-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS BY FRANK GRAVES
[Ottawa – March 23, 2012] First of all, let me heartily congratulate you on having won what certainly seemed to be Canada’s longest ever readership race. No one doubts your endurance and that will be important. You may have found the leadership process gruelling but you have just stepped into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UNDERSTANDING THE PROSPECTS FOR THE NDP - March 23, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/understanding-the-prospects-for-the-ndp-march-23-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DISENTANGLING MYTHS AND REALITIES
[Ottawa – March 23, 2012] The two most remarkable features of our current political landscape are the Stephen Harper-led majority government and an NDP opposition. Both of these phenomena are inextricably connected in ways many do not recognize. These shared connections and forces also define the limits and opportunities for the future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AN INCREASINGLY DIVIDED OUTLOOK - March 20, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/an-increasingly-divided-outlook-march-20-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/an-increasingly-divided-outlook-march-20-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[International issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National Results]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[RETHINKING CANADA&#8217;S PLACE IN THE WORLD
Click here for the study results presented to the 2012 Walter Gorond Symposium in Public Policy: 2012 Walter Gordon Symposium Presentation (March 20, 2012)
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		<title>THE RETURN OF IDEOLOGY? - March 16, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/the-return-of-ideology-march-16-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/the-return-of-ideology-march-16-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[National Results]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A STARKLY DIVIDED CANADA
[Ottawa – March 16, 2012] – For some time, Canadians were relatively unique in the advanced western world by virtue of their aversion to ideological compartmentalization. In an essay in the lead up to the NDP leadership convention and the government’s imminent budget, we will be looking at these longer term trends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE END OF PROGRESS? - March 9, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/the-end-of-progress-march-9-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/the-end-of-progress-march-9-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[National Results]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BREWING GENERATIONAL TENSION?
[Ottawa – March 9, 2012] – In the spirit of moving polling from the realm of the mercurial fluctuations of politics, we conclude this series with a long look backward and a long look forward. Using this generational lens, we will show how the rear view and future view are clouded and darkening, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A DIVIDED PUBLIC POSES DEEP BUDGET CHALLENGES - March 5, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/a-divided-public-poses-deep-budget-challenges-march-5-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/a-divided-public-poses-deep-budget-challenges-march-5-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Election Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National Results]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BURGEONING CONCERNS WITH INEQUALITY
[Ottawa – March 5, 2012] – Budgets are the most attentively followed and important legislation that Governments produce. In a climate of growing economic anxieties where the Government has staked out the economy as its principal focus, this is even more so. On top of that, we have a federal government reeling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO PUBLIC BACKLASH YET OVER ROBO-CALLS - March 2, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/no-public-backlash-yet-over-robo-calls-march-2-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/03/no-public-backlash-yet-over-robo-calls-march-2-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[…BUT OMINOUS SIGNALS FOR GOVERNMENT AND C-30 SEEN IN URGENT NEED OF REVISIONS
[Ottawa – March 2, 2012] – Having argued that there is little point in focussing on a nonexistent horse race, current events render the obligatory vote intention check up a little more meaningful. While there is no horserace, an occasional glimpse at voter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WILL LEGALIZATION LIGHT UP OR BLOW UP LIBERAL PROSPECTS?</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/01/will-legalization-light-up-or-blow-up-liberal-prospects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/01/will-legalization-light-up-or-blow-up-liberal-prospects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Commentary by Frank Graves]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ekospolitics.com/?p=2037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS BY FRANK GRAVES
[Ottawa – January 26, 2012] The only smoke visible in Liberal Canada these days is coming from the scorched earth of May 2nd. It may therefore not be that surprising that the party would resort to some more pyrotechnic measures to reignite its fortunes. On the surface, the resolution to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEYOND THE HORSERACE - COMPLETE SERIES (January 14, 2012)</title>
		<link>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/01/beyond-the-horserace-complete-series-january-14-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2012/01/beyond-the-horserace-complete-series-january-14-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Election Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[Ottawa - January 14, 2012] Follow the link below for our complete six-part series titled &#8220;Beyond the Horserace&#8221;.
In this series, we examine the changes that have occured since May’s election, the flaws in our political system that were exposed as a result, and the opportunities they present.
Click here for complete six-part series: Beyond the Horserace [...]]]></description>
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