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    #39 Does Voting Have To Suck?
    Could changing Canada’s electoral system solve the crisis of voter apathy? Today, we dive into electoral reform. Plus, a new bill that would give border guards wide discretion to search our phones and computers.
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer
    Noor Azrieh
    Producer
    Tristan Capacchione
    Audio Editor & Technical Producer
    Kieran Oudshoorn
    Managing Editor, Podcasts
    Could changing Canada’s electoral system solve the crisis of voter apathy? Today, we dive into electoral reform. Plus, a new bill that would give border guards wide discretion to search our phones and computers.
    UPDATE: After we recorded on Monday, senators on the national security and defence committee passed an amendment to Bill S-7 to replace the term “reasonable general concern” with “reasonable grounds to suspect.” Read more here: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/senate-amends-bill-that-would-create-controversial-new-standard-for-cellphone-searches-at-border

    Panelists: Drew Brown, David Moscrop, Raisa Patel

    Links: 

    Read Senator Paula Simons’ op-ed about Bill S-7 in The Line: https://theline.substack.com/p/paula-simons-the-government-is-trying

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