Opinion: Your Vote Counts More than You Think
With 17.7 million Canadians casting a ballot – or 68.3 per cent of registered voters – 2015 saw the highest level of voter turnout since 1993. But while this number More
Opinion: The Case for Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is one of those rare policies that has support from both sides of the political spectrum. Labour activist and former president of Service Employees International Union More
Cold and Calculated: A Liberal-Unifor Alliance?
On August 19th Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed 300 Unifor delegates who were gathered for the union’s constitutional convention in Quebec City. Unifor, which formed in 2013 through the merging More
Ford More Years: How Doug Ford Could Be Trudeau’s Key to Victory this Fall
Andrew Scheer has a problem, and it’s not Justin Trudeau. A recent poll by Corbett Communications states that 60 per cent of Ontario voters reported being less likely to support More
T-2 Months: MJPS Federal Election Outlook
In exactly two months, Canadians will head to the polls for the 43rd federal election. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are fighting for re-election against Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, currently in opposition. Also More
Flash Analysis: Ethics report revives SNC-Lavalin scandal
It took the Liberals nearly six months to recover from the February SNC-Lavalin scandal that left them losing to the Conservatives in virtually every political projection. Now, just weeks into More
Astrophysique le jour, projections politiques la nuit : En conversation avec Philippe J. Fournier du Qc125
Lorsque Philippe J. Fournier a suivi son premier cours de sciences politiques, il était tellement perplexe devant les divagations du professeur qu’il ne savait pas que la classe avait commencé. More
Astrophysics by Day, Political Projections by Night: In Conversation with 338Canada’s Philippe J. Fournier
When Philippe J. Fournier took his first political science course, he was so bewildered by the professor’s rambling that he didn’t realize the class had begun. Today, Fournier is Canada’s More
Your Pre-Election Guide to the Parties, Platforms, and Issues
More information has begun to trickle out about the major political parties’ platforms. According to an Abacus Data poll, the top issues impacting the Canadian vote this fall are: the More
Canada’s Bid for a UN Security Council Seat: A Double-Edged Sword?
In 2021, UN member states will vote to confirm which country will take up a seat on the body’s coveted Security Council. In March 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced More