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Canadians want politicians who reflect their views. Is that what they get?

By Jack Lucas, Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary
Lior Sheffer, Senior Lecturer, Political Science, Tel Aviv University
Peter Loewen, Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell University

In the work that our politicians do on our behalf, we want them to behave in ways that reflect our policy attitudes and priorities. But do they?

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