Political Symbolism and Canada’s Carbon Tax Debate
On March 25th, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Canada’s federal carbon tax is constitutional. This paves the way for Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to continue imposing a carbon More
How Could Strategic Voting Affect the Next Canadian Election?
Since Canada’s last federal election in October 2019 delivered a minority government for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, Canadian media has amplified speculation about the timing and potential outcome More
Canada’s Pop Culture Politics
Canadian academic George Grant published his famous Lament for a Nation in 1965, decrying the death of Canada’s functional sovereignty in the face of American cultural and economic influence. Ever More
Is Federalism Responsible for Canada’s Inconsistent COVID-19 Response?
As of February 2nd, 796,417 Canadians have officially tested positive for COVID-19, and over 20,000 Canadians have died. By contrast, 59,544 Canadian soldiers died fighting during World War One. By More
Does the Canada Infrastructure Bank Still Matter?
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) was officially established in June 2017, fulfilling a campaign promise made by Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party in the 2015 federal election. Operating as a Crown More
Is Canada Vulnerable to Right-Wing Populism?
Maxime Bernier narrowly lost the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race to Andrew Scheer in the 13th round. The former Québec Conservative MP, who had a history of voting More
Is Chrystia Freeland the Minister of Everything?
Despite only being a Member of Parliament since 2013, Chrystia Freeland has already served as the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Finance, in addition to Deputy More
What the Trump Administration Meant For Canada
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the President-elect of the United States. After pledging to govern as a unifying President, one of Biden’s first orders of business will be More
Can the Conservatives Get Beyond Stephen Harper’s Legacy?
On August 24, 2020, Erin O’Toole was officially named the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. While many commentators have noted his relatively strong performance in the House More