The election is over, but our analysis continues. In addition to this week’s reports, next week we will release SAM’s final report from the digital campaign trail, covering Election Day.

Later this fall, we will share further analysis on our #elxn44 project and what it tells us about online toxicity, civic engagement and democracy in Canada. 

Of the more than 600,000 tweets analyzed from September 5-12 alone:

• 37,000 were labelled as containing insults
• 34,500 were labelled as containing threats
• 19,000 were labelled as containing identity attacks

How can we improve the

elections process?

The Samara Centre partnered with Policy Options for a series about the challenges facing the modern electoral process.

Post-election, the question behind the series is still pressing. What can we do to keep our democracy healthy?

Who wins elections is important, but so is who gets nominated to run in the first place. Our Research Manager Adelina Petit-Vouriot provides a sneak peek of forthcoming Samara Centre work on nominations. Read now. 

Andrew Perez draws on his 17 years of volunteering on local campaigns to reflect on how big data and social media have transformed political parties’ campaigning strategies. Read now. 

Ann Dickie and Sanjay Ruparelia provide lessons on modernizing elections after the pandemic. Read now.

Last week, our Executive Director Sabreena Delhon argued that political parties need to be at the vanguard of ensuring fewer toxic timelines for healthier civic engagement. Read now.

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