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10 Election Quips After 33 days following each party's campaign and listening to many speeches, CBC legislative reporter Richard Madan shares his top 10 political spin lines. Full Story>>
Small
parties: They have no hope of forming government and, usually, no chance of even winning a seat. Their support typically hovers at less than one per cent. Yet for the “smaller parties,” as they prefer to be called, taking part in an election is more about getting ideas out to the voters than actually getting the votes. Full Story>>
Parties
square off in cyberspace Every party's got a Web site these days. Who comes out on top when it comes to e-campaigning? A modestly skiller surfer points and clicks. Full Story>>
Campaign
theme songs When it comes to planning an election campaign, there's a lot to consider. You need policy, promises, a big beefy bus with a giant picture of your leader, and – of course – you need a campaign theme song. With two provincial elections underway right now in Canada –
one in Manitoba and another in New Brunswick – we take a
closer look at the role of music in politics.
All
quiet on the western front If it wasn't for the signs on boulevards, a casual observer might not guess Brandon is in the middle of a provincial election campaign. Full Story>>
Election
Fast Facts Become an election trivia expert in just one week with CBC's Election Fast Facts. Full Story>>
Pop
Culture Pop Quiz Who's walking on sunshine? Who's taking care of business? Who can't get no satisfaction? Three party leaders take CBC's pop culture pop quiz. Full Story>>
Looking
Back: 1999 Promises The NDP is keeping their promises relatively small-scale during this election, compared to the last one. How did the NDP fare at keeping their 1999 promises? We take a look. Full Story>>
The
$10 Garage Sale Challenge Politicians are quick to talk about how they'll spend our money, but what are their spending habits REALLY like? We gave three of the men who want to be premier $10 each and asked them to spend the money at the CBC Garage Sale. Full Story >>
Vote
early, vote often: Voter turnout in Manitoba has been generally declining since the early 20th century. What factors affect whether people head to the ballot boxes? Full Story >>
Election
Promise Box During election campaigns, politicians tend to make a lot of promises. CBC Manitoba is compiling the promises parties make during the 2003 campaign. Full Story >>
Election
game over before it's begun? Election
battlegrounds: health care, education, labour Every election is fought on the record of the government in power. Paul Thomas, who teaches government at the University of Manitoba, says the governing NDP will also be fighting complacency this time out. Full Story >>
Aboriginal
MLAs, past and future Information Radio's aboriginal panel discusses Manitoba's Aboriginal cabinet ministers, Oscar Lathlin and Eric Robinson, and George Hickes, the Inuit Speaker of the House. Panel members include Elaine Cowan is a businesswoman and the
proprietor of Anokiiwin Training in Winnipeg. Michael Lawrenchuk
teaches theatre at the University of Winnipeg, and is a former
Chief of Fox Lake.
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Watch CBC's Leaders' Debate (aired May 30, runs 38 min.) 
