Know Your Vote at Halifax Public Libraries is a collection of information to support you in preparing for a municipal, provincial, or federal election.
With the Halifax municipal election happening on October 17, expand your reading list this fall to include a title or two from this election and democracy themed reading list.
Joan Sangster, acclaimed historian, delves into the history of women’s voting rights in Canada. This title covers the struggles that women faced for equal voting rights by starting with anti-slavery advocate Mary Shadd Cary, to the issues Indigenous women faced in the 1950s and 1960s to gain the right to vote.
A History of the Vote in Canada
A thorough review on the evolution of democratic voting rights in Canada.
Queering Representation: LGBTQ People and Electoral Politics in Canada
"Queering Representation explores long-ignored issues relating to LGBTQ voters and politicians in Canada. Because political representation matters. And representation requires participation: voting, joining political parties, running as candidates, acting as politicians. Yet the election of openly LGBTQ people - lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer - is a relatively recent phenomenon in the West.” – UBC Press
Accountability and Responsiveness at the Municipal Level by Sandra Breux and Jérôme Couture
Look closer at how municipal democracy stands out compared to other levels of government.
Described as a must-read for political fanatics, historian Brian Cuthbertson highlights the political history of Nova Scotia starting in 1758 with the election of the first representative government.
Are changes needed in Canada’s electoral system? What would electoral reform look like?
Representation matters when it comes to democracy. This title reviews the representation of diverse groups at different levels of government across the country.
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Award-winning Canadian political journalist Susan Delacourt explores the landscape of political marketing in Canada.
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First published in 2013, The Canadian Constitution made Canada’s Constitution readily accessible to readers for the first time.
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