Where political communication theory meets on the ground strategy. Host, Professor Elizabeth Dubois, picks a political communication theory, explains it to a practitioner, and then they have a chat about whether or not it makes sense at all out in the world of politics and communications. She chats with political staffers, journalists, comms experts, lobbyists, activists and other political actors. Elizabeth quizzes them on pol comm theory and they tell her how ridiculous (or super helpful) that theory actually is.
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Where political communication theory meets on the ground strategy. Host, Professor Elizabeth Dubois, picks a political communication theory, explains it to a practitioner, and then they have a chat about whether or not it makes sense at all out in the world of politics and communications. She chats with political staffers, journalists, comms experts, lobbyists, activists and other political actors. Elizabeth quizzes them on pol comm theory and they tell her how ridiculous (or super helpful) that theory actually is.
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November 27, 2024
Season 7 Episode 6 - Canadian Election Laws with Mike Pal
<p>In this episode, Elizabeth talks to <a href='https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/common-law/faculty/pal-michael'>Mike Pal</a>, a <a href='https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/'>law professor at the University of Ottawa</a>, about election laws in Canada. Elizabeth and Mike discuss the laws and institutions that govern elections in Canada, including the <a href='https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/e-2.01/'>Canada Elections Act</a> and <a href='https://www.elections.ca/home.aspx'>Elections Canada</a>. They discuss threats to election integrity and security posed by new technologies in an age of democratic decline. Elizabeth and Mike also delve into the threat of foreign interference, voter privacy in big data elections, and a changing media environment prone to misinformation and disinformation. They close out by talking about artificial intelligence (AI), specifically its potential to transform our electoral landscape and how we should best prepare to ensure our laws and institutions continue to bolster public trust in our democracy. </p><p><br/></p><p><b>Additional Resources</b></p><ul><li>Throughout the episode, Mike and Elizabeth reference the <a href='https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/e-2.01/'>Canada Elections Act</a> to understand part of Canada’s legal regime around election integrity and security.</li><li>Mike cites the American <a href='https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/531/98/'>Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000)</a> case as an example of the importance of election laws as a way for citizens to exercise their political rights. </li><li>Elizabeth discusses the need to begin mapping out the role of technology in election security laws in Canada, including potential threats to elections and how election laws might then be updated or changed. For more information, consult: <a href='https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=int&document=index&lang=e'>Election Integrity and Security</a>.</li><li>To listen to our episode on Foreign Interference at the Nomination Level, consult: <a href='https://www.polcommtech.com/post/foreign-interference-nomination-level-conner-coles'>Season 7 Episode 4 - Foreign Interference at the Nomination Level with Conner Coles</a>.</li><li>Mike mentions how there are privacy rules of various kinds, but political parties federally are an exception, to learn more consult: <a href='https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/collecting-personal-information/gd_pp_201904/'>Guidance for federal political parties on protecting personal information</a>.</li><li>To listen to episodes from our season on political influencers, consult: <a href='https://www.polcommtech.com/wonksandwarrooms/categories/season-six'>Season 6 of the Wonks and War Rooms podcast</a>. </li><li>Elizabeth and Mike also reference the <a href='https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/annualstatutes/2018_31/page-1.html'>Elections Modernization Act</a> to understand the importance of updating laws to protect election integrity and security. </li><li>Mike mentions the <a href='https://protectdemocracy.org/work/what-is-the-big-lie/'>‘Big Lie”</a>; the idea of claiming without justification or without evidence that the electoral system is rigged on one side or the other. <br/><br/><b>Contributors</b></li></ul><p>Host: Elizabeth Dubois<br/>Research Lead: Michelle Rodrigues<br/>Transcript: Michelle Rodrigues <br/>Audio Editing: Ayman Naciri<br/>Translation: Els Thant & Helena Legault<br/>Publishing and Promotion: Helena Legault & Michelle Bartleman <br/>Producer: Michelle Hennessey</p><p> Check out <a href='http://www.polcommtech.ca'>www.polcommtech.ca</a> for annotated transcripts of this episode in <a href='https://www.polcommtech.com/wonksandwarrooms'>English </a>and <a href='https://fr.polcommtech.com/wonksandwarrooms'>French</a>. </p>
November 13, 2024
Newsletters in a High-Choice Media Environment with Nick Taylor-Vaisey
In this episode, Elizabeth talks to Nick Taylor-Vaisey, a journalist for Politico who works on the Ottawa Playbook, a free daily morning newsletter decoding Canadian politics. Nick and Elizabeth discuss the role of newsletters in curating information in a high-choice media environment and the way journalism has adapted to becoming digital. They discuss newsletters as a form of political information sharing and how this type of media can facilitate a direct relationship between author and read...
November 6, 2024
Foreign Interference at the Nomination Level with Conner Coles
In this episode, Elizabeth is joined by Conner Coles, a former lobbyist with experience working in and around politics, including during the political party candidate nomination process. Conner walks us through the issue of foreign interference in nomination races , how a lack of federal oversight in these contests exacerbates the problem, and the impact this can have on our democratic systems. Conner and Elizabeth dive into examples of foreign interference through news and government reports...
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