By Gerald V. Paul The Liberals put up a strong fight in Monday’s Whitby-Oshawa byelection as Celina Caesar-Chavannes made significant gains with 41.1% of votes, leaving the NDP’s Trish McAuliffe trailing at 8%, with Caesar-Chavannes beaten by Conservative Pat Perkins at 48% for the seat formerly held by the late Jim Flaherty. The Liberal candidate […]
Why do we prefer one candidate over any other? Are we influenced by the polls, our friends and colleagues, our personal interests, our sensitivities and biases, our own perception of the available candidates, or by the positions taken by the political movement that most closely mirrors our own political opinions? How many of us vote […]
