Centre Block Closing? Parliament Keeps Calm and Carries On
One week ago, the building many of us know as Parliament closed its doors for more than just a nightly cleaning. Centre Block, the building which has housed the House More
Why Can’t We Be Friends? The Plight of Minority Francophones in 2018
In a few short weeks, 2018 will come to a close. For students of Canadian politics, these past 365 days have been particularly exciting. Canada hosted the G7 and all More
100 Years Later: 3 Ways the First World War Shaped Canadian Politics
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour in 1918, one of the world’s deadliest wars came to a close. Four years of fighting on the More
Flash Analysis: New Brunswick Liberal Government Falls
By Katherine Cuplinskas and Catharina O’Donnell New Brunswick’s political scene was launched into chaos once again this morning after Premier Brian Gallant’s minority Liberal government was defeated in the provincial More
The “So What are We?” Talk: Crown-Indigenous Relations under the Trudeau Government
Since the first European settlers arrived in 1534, Crown-Indigenous relations have been tumultuous. Marked by centuries of colonialism, imperialism and forced assimilation, the relationship has been tense at its best. Only More
Op-Ed: Brian Gallant’s Liberals are Proof that Size isn’t Everything
This op-ed presents only the opinion of the author and is not an endorsement from the McGill Journal of Political Studies, nor the McGill Political Science Students’ Association. It is More
A is for Anglophone: What the Historic English-Language Debate Signals for Quebec Politics
Read all our Quebec Election coverage here. Since the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, politics in Quebec have been consistently characterized as “explosive.” Whether about nationalizing hydroelectricity, refusing to sign More
‘What in Fordnation!?’: Behind Doug Ford’s Unprecedented Override of the Constitution
This is a collaborative article written by the Canadian Politics authors: Samuel Moir, Katherine Cuplinskas, and Catharina O’Donnell. On September 10th, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced his intention to proceed More