Trudeau Goes to India
Srijan Shukla Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent trip to India felt like a crash course on “how to destroy a bilateral relationship in 7 days.” In the world of More
Canada’s Intra-party Democracy Deficit
The term “democratic deficit” is used by political analysts to describe political institutions whose level of democracy fails to reach theoretical standards of democratic governance. The term has widely been More
Divide and Conquer: Explaining the Dispute Between NDP Governments in Alberta and B.C.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley recently announced a ban on wine imports from neighbouring British Columbia. This came in response to B.C.’s proposed restrictions on bitumen shipments to the West Coast More
Canadian Politics on the Rise of Nationalism: Struggling for Survival Through Social Movements
The Canadian Politics team on the Rise of Nationalism. By Catharina O’Donnell, Olivier Bergeron-Boutin, Jean-Philippe Roch, and Patricia Sibal.
Federal Funding Restrictions: Protection of Rights or Infringement on Freedoms?
Conservative and Liberal governments alike have historically avoided addressing issues of reproductive rights, particularly abortion. Justin Trudeau changed that in December 2017 by modifying the rules for federal summer jobs More
Who Makes it First Past the Post: Electoral Systems and Gender Inequality in Canada
The effects of the First-Past-the-Post systems on gender equality and equal representation in Parliament
Julie Payette’s First Two Months: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
An overview of her performance as Governor General to date.
Partisanship and Public Spending: The deceptive tactics of using public funds for partisan ends
Image Credits: John McCallum, via Flickr Creative Commons Prime Ministers inherently play two major roles: that of the party leader, and that of the head of government. Despite both roles being More
Trudeau Perfects the Partnership: Patience with the TPP Pays Off
Image Credits: CBC. Justin Trudeau is the “skunk” who “screwed everybody”, according to the international leaders he left “fum[ing]” over the “scuppered” Trans-Pacific Partnership renegotiations. The Trans-Pacific Partnership was signed in More
Jagmeet Singh: The Road to 2019
On October 1st, 2017, Jagmeet Singh won the New Democratic Party leadership race in a landslide victory, completing the trio of major party leaders that will be running for More