Voting Local: In Conversation w. Mike Morden

<p>Episode transcript available <a href="https://the-west-meeting-room.simplecast.com/episodes/voting-local-in-conversation-w-mike-morden/transcript" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Why should I vote? Who am I voting for? How does politics effect me? These are all questions that someone who is newly entering the political sphere might have, and they are questions that may keep them from engaging with elections at all, but they are also questions that we address-along with many others during our newest episode in conversation with our guest Mike Morden, of the Samara Centre for Democracy.</p><p><strong>MICHAEL (MIKE) MORDEN</strong> - Mike Morden is a Research Director at the Samara Centre for Democracy in Toronto. Mike holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and he's responsible for leading the Samara Centre's program of democracy boosting research, and contributing to its mission of asking critical questions, producing new evidence and linking knowledge to action.</p><p>To find out more you can visit their <a href="https://www.samaracanada.com" target="_blank">website</a> or follow them on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/samaracda?lang=en">@SamaraCDA</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.samaracanada.com/samara-in-the-classroom/field-guide-resources" target="_blank">The Field Guide to Online Political Conversations</a></p><p>To find out more about how to get involved in politics that goes beyond voting: <a href="https://www.samaracanada.com/docs/default-source/tools-and-resources/political-participation-activities-blank-checklist.pdf?sfvrsn=1c5f3f2f_2" target="_blank">Political Participations Activites</a></p><p>Video: <a href="https://www.samaracanada.com/samara-in-the-classroom/how-to-be-an-everyday-political-citizen-video" target="_blank">How to Be an Everyday Political Citizen</a></p><p>A collection of long-form interviews with former MPs: <a href="https://www.samaracanada.com/exit-interviews/real-house-lives" target="_blank">Real House Lives</a></p><p><a href="https://www.samaracanad