Publications

Trolled on the Campaign Trail: Online Incivility and Abuse in Canadian Politics

Trolled on the Campaign Trail: Online Incivility and Abuse in Canadian Politics

This report examines incivility on social media in the 2019 federal election campaign and beyond.

How Can the Debates Commission Contribute to Canadian Democracy?

How Can the Debates Commission Contribute to Canadian Democracy?

Spencer McKay looks ahead to the future of the Canada’s Leaders’ Debates Commission

Digital Threats to Democratic Elections: How Foreign Actors Use Digital Techniques to Undermine Democracy

Digital Threats to Democratic Elections: How Foreign Actors Use Digital Techniques to Undermine Democracy

What digital threats face our democracy? How do they work, and what might be done about them? Read more in this report by Chris Tenove, Jordan Buffie, Spencer McKay, David Moscrop, Mark Warren, Maxwell A. Cameron.

Electoral Reform in Canada Reports, 2016-17

Electoral Reform in Canada Reports, 2016-17

CSDI reports on Electoral Reform in Canada by Megan Dias, Spencer McKay, David Moscrop, Samara Canada and Stewart Prest

APSA Task Force Report: Negotiating Agreement in Politics

APSA Task Force Report: Negotiating Agreement in Politics

Authored by Jane Mansbridge of the Harvard Kennedy School and Cathie Jo Martin of Boston University, this publication uncovers mysteries about political deal-making within Congress