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Online influencers sharing political content can fall into an unregulated grey zone. (Shutterstock)

Social media influencers blur the lines between political content and campaigning, potentially affecting elections

Online influencers are not governed by laws that regulate political content, and as such, can be leveraged to spread campaign content.
Canadians need literacy around AI, its applications and uses. (Shutterstock)

Two‑thirds of Canadians have experimented with generative AI, but most don’t understand its impacts

A new study surveys Canadians’ attitudes towards and use of generative AI. Many worry it could be used to manipulate voters or interfere with democratic processes
Voters lined up at the Halifax Convention Centre as they prepared to vote in Canada’s last federal election in September 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Canada’s aging population: The unspoken ballot box issue

Canada’s overall population is older than ever. As more baby boomers retire in the coming years, policymakers will need to consider how they can meet the needs of an older population.
A yardstick of a healthy democracy is election participation, which has dropped over time and hovers around two-thirds of eligible voters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

4 actions to support a sustainable democracy: No heroism required

Neither heroic behaviour nor exceptional courage is required to engage in these accessible building blocks of a sustainable democracy.
Left is Netherlands leader, Geert Wilders, whose Party for Freedom won national elections last year and who argues that immigrants are ‘pampered.’ On the right is U.S. President Donald Trump, who recently signed anti-immigration legislation. (CP PHOTOS/college by TC)

Politicians’ attacks on immigrants lack solid evidence: New data set the record straight

Many political debates about immigration and the welfare of immigrants are not accompanied by facts. A new data set can help with that.

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