Democratic National Convention, Day One Recap
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) runs from August 17th – August 20th. This article is part of a broader, MJPS Online series providing daily analysis of the DNC as it More
Opinion: Aren’t WE Supposed to be a Democracy? A Theoretical Assessment
Amidst the third ethics scandal in his five years of leadership, Justin Trudeau has once again been put in the hot seat for his role in the WE Charity scandal. More
Opinion: UN Mission Set to Leave Darfur as Violence Continues
The United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur, or UNAMID, is set to expire on December 31, 2020. Formed in July 2007 to stabilize the Darfur region of Sudan during the More
What the North Means to Canada and its Conservative Candidates
As the more densely populated regions in the country, it is not unusual that Western and Eastern Canada receive the most attention from political candidates in discussions of national security, More
Opinion: How Pro-Working Class Policies Could Have Helped Flatten the Curve in America
As a decentralized federal state, the United States lacks a powerful and unified public health infrastructure, creating what has amounted to a fragmented and ineffective response to the coronavirus pandemic. More
Essential, But Expendable: Ontario’s Treatment of Temporary Migrant Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted enduring inequalities impacting a previously hidden population of workers in Canada: temporary migrants. In 2018, nearly 55,000 jobs in the agricultural sector were filled by More
Understanding the Current Age of De-Democratization
Much of the contemporary political rhetoric proliferating throughout much of the historically democratic world has been described widely as a populist wave; initially manifesting itself through the Brexit referendum, Trump’s More
In-Depth: Are Economic Sanctions Justifiable?
Article 33, under the Fourth Geneva Convention, states that “No protected person may be punished for an offense that he or she did not personally commit.” At present, however, one More
T-3 Months: MJPS U.S. Election Outlook
In exactly three months, Americans will head to the polls for the 2020 election. Donald Trump will be fighting for reelection against Democratic nominee Joe Biden, while all 435 seats More
Canada’s Silent Pandemic: Far-Right Hate Groups
Since Donald Trump’s election in 2016, far-right hate groups have gained increased attention, especially in the United States. While most attention to far-right hate groups has been aimed at the More