Provincial Governments Respond to the Coronavirus
While the federal government has announced significant measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Canada, many of the essential services to combat community spread of the disease remain under More
Opinion: Why Ontario Should Not Adopt the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
Several violent antisemitic attacks have taken place in the United States in recent years. Eleven members of a Jewish community were killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, More
Wet’suwet’en and Oka: Lessons the Government Should Have Learned Already
Despite occurring nearly thirty years apart, two Indigenous demonstrations – the 1990 Oka Crisis and the 2020 Wet’suwet’en protests – share many similarities. The Oka Crisis began in Québec in More
Steven Del Duca Wins Ontario Liberal Party Race
On March 7th, Steven Del Duca won the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. As former Minister of Transportation and Minister of Economic Growth and Development in Ontario, Del Duca More
The End of Privacy? Canada Investigates Facial Recognition Technology
On February 21st, the Federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner and its three provincial counterparts in British Columbia, Quebec, and Alberta announced they are teaming up to investigate whether Canadian More
Could Ontario’s New Francophone University be a Turning Point for the Franco-Ontarian Community?
Franco-Ontarians celebrated the provincial and federal government’s announcement that they would jointly fund the province’s first-ever francophone university. The institution’s opening, which is set to take place in 2021, presents More
The Path to Reconciliation: Citizenship Oaths, Treaty Rights, and Poor Timing
On February 24th, Bill C-6, presented by Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Marco Mendicino, moved to its second reading with the support of the New Democratic Party (NDP), the Bloc More
Opinion: Ontario Government’s “Plate Gate” Scandal Indicative of Bigger Problems
Following the roll-out of reflective and unreadable license plates, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has been engulfed by a scandal that many are dubbing “PlateGate.” The new plates, which are dark More
For-Profit Welfare in Ontario: Will the Public Foot the Bill?
In July 2019, Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative (PC) government began a trial run for welfare reform in Ontario. Hamilton-Niagara, Peel and Muskoka-Kawartha are guinea pigs for these reforms, a three-year More
Will Trudeau’s ‘Charm Offensive’ Win Canada a UN Security Council Seat?
In March 2016, Canada began its campaign for a United Nations Security Council seat. In a tight competition to win one of only two seats, Canada is up against Ireland More