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Despite a declining voter turnout, Canadian politics and elections show no signs of slowing down, according to a roundtable panel of professors and experts who spoke about Canada’s electoral climate at Carleton Oct. 7.

“The occurrence of three elections in a little over four years and a fourth seemingly imminent suggests that students of Canadian politics and elections certainly live in interesting times,” Chris Dornan, director of the Arthur Kroeger School of Public Affairs, said.

Students who participated in a racism task force Oct. 7 stressed that the issue of racism on campus is never “black and white.”

Kimalee Phillip, president of the Graduate Students’ Association, discussed issues of racism and the need to incorporate more than just colour in the issue. Phillip said it is necessary to look beyond “black and white,” using the example that she is Caribbean and not just black.

In the midst of a transition of Canadian ambassadors to the United States, outgoing ambassador Michael Wilson spoke to the Carleton community on Oct. 6 about his experience and the changes he witnessed during his time in Washington.

Wilson began his lecture, entitled “Reflections on momentous times in Washington,” by saying he would not simply be describing his role as ambassador, but rather discussing what he referred to as “embassy leave-behinds.”

Housing and conference services have confirmed plans for the construction of a new residence, scheduled to open its doors to first and second-year students in September 2011.

The building committee of the Board of Governors approved the proposal to construct the new residence at their last meeting, according to Dave Sterritt, the director of housing and conference services.

Sterritt said an increasing number of second-year students are requesting to live in residence.