The Quebec general election falls on Oct. 5 of this year, when voters will choose their representatives in the Quebec National Assembly. For many students and first-time voters, the voting registration process can be confusing. The Tribune breaks down what the Quebec general election is, who can vote, and how[Read More…]
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How polling works and why it went wrong in 2016
Many avid media observers were shocked by Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 United States presidential election. For weeks, media outlets had reported on polls predicting a swift Trump defeat. On election day, FiveThirtyEight, a data journalism website, conservatively projected that there was 71 per cent chance of Hillary Clinton[Read More…]