UBC experts for B.C. election
From politics to pipelines, UBC experts are available to comment on the upcoming 2013 B.C. election campaign. POLITICS Max Cameron UBC Dept. of Political Science Centre for the Study of Democratic...
View ArticleUBC bootcamp helps aspiring politicians shape up for government
A University of British Columbia program will give aspiring politicians the training to thrive as future elected officials and handle the challenges of government life. UBC’s Summer Institute for...
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Obama’s drone dilemma
The U.S. legislature needs to write guidelines governing America’s use of force, says UBC’s Max Cameron. Is the U.S. overstepping boundaries with its controversial drone program? UBC’s Max Cameron...
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Vetting the municipal vote
UBC political scientist Max Cameron says fewer Canadians are participating in elections at all levels of government. Photo: secretlondon123, Flickr. A UBC expert comments on NIMBYism, poor voter...
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Q&A: The impact and origin of the Magna Carta on its 800th anniversary
This image, painted in the 15th century, shows King John wearing a fine cloak of regal purple, red, white and blue, with pointed blue shoes; he stands above five crowns denoting his surviving...
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Why a minority government is a win for Canadians
As our political parties vie for a majority government in next week’s election, UBC political science professor Max Cameron argues that minority and coalition governments can actually better represent...
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UBC experts available on U.S. election
Credit: Flickr UBC experts are available to comment on the U.S. election, including campaign rhetoric, public opinion polling and voter behaviour, and the evolution of the U.S. party system. Maxwell...
View ArticleExperts abroad weigh B.C. voting systems in referendum
Max Cameron, the director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at UBC, was quoted in a Star Vancouver article about electoral reform in B.C. “I don’t think there is more extremism in...
View ArticleHow Doug Ford became an issue in the B.C. electoral reform campaign
Max Cameron, a UBC political science professor, spoke to Maclean’s for an article about electoral reform in B.C. He said many factors contribute to Europe’s shifting political landscape, not just a...
View ArticleCash contributors to B.C.’s electoral reform referendum highlight partisan...
The Vancouver Sun interviewed Max Cameron, a political scientist and the director of UBC’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, for an article about B.C. electoral reform. He said the...
View ArticleB.C.’s electoral reform referendum includes two unprecedented options
Max Cameron, a UBC political scientist, spoke to CityNews 1130 about electoral reform. He spoke about the different options available on the referendum ballot.
View ArticleElectoral reform in B.C.
Two UBC political science professors spoke to local media about electoral reform in B.C. Star Vancouver interviewed Max Cameron, director with the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions at...
View ArticleBrazil’s far-right election results become B.C. electoral reform fodder
Star Vancouver quoted Max Cameron, a UBC political scientist and an electoral reform advocate, for an article comparing political events in Brazil and B.C. Cameron wrote a Facebook post about the...
View ArticleB.C. premier squares off with Liberal leader in electoral reform debate
Two UBC political science professors spoke to various media outlets about an upcoming debate on electoral reform in B.C. The Canadian Press spoke with Richard Johnston, who said both the Liberals and...
View ArticleB.C.’s referendum on voting
UBC political scientist Max Cameron was interviewed on CBC’s Power and Politics about the referendum on voting in B.C. The interview starts at the 59 minute mark.
View ArticleThreat of extremism posted by proportional representation in B.C. overstated:...
Maxwell Cameron, a political science professor at UBC, was quoted in a Vancouver Sun article about proportional representation. Cameron said that a voting system such as this often has a moderating...
View ArticleHorgan defends veto of closed lists, says he’s not manipulating system
UBC political science professor Max Cameron was quoted in a Vancouver Sun article about Premier John Horgan’s denial that he is trying to manipulate the outcome of the referendum on proportional...
View ArticleDo you understand proportional representation?
UBC political scientist Max Cameron was interviewed on News 1130 about proportional representation. The interview also appeared on Breakfast Television.
View ArticleElectoral reform referendum voter turnout up to 18%
Global News quoted UBC professor Richard Johnston in an article about the electoral reform referendum which has only seen a turnout of 18 per cent of voters. Johnston said there should not be minimum...
View ArticleFour things to know about the history of NAFTA, as Trump takes another step...
Time spoke to Max Cameron, a professor of political science at UBC, in an article about the history of NAFTA. Cameron said that a debt crisis in Mexico led to the free trade agreement between the U.S....
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