Sleeping Beside an Elephant: US Midterms’ Impact on Canada
November 6th is an important day for Americans, as they head to the polls to choose their representatives in Congress and conduct an informal referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s More
Through the Looking Glass: Sexual Assault in American and Canadian Politics
American and Canadian politics are more distanced today than perhaps ever before. The distinction between Trump’s America and Trudeau’s Canada becomes particularly evident when one examines the political treatment of More
What the IPCC’s Global Warming Report Means for Canada
On October 8th, 2018, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a report entitled Global Warming of 1.5°C. The report calls for urgent and unprecedented action, given that the world More
Flash Analysis: Trudeau Announces Carbon Tax Rebates for Families in Non-Compliant Provinces
Justin Trudeau announced further details of his federal carbon tax plan this morning, and residents of provinces without an acceptable carbon tax plan stand to benefit the most. The Liberals More
T-12 Months: MJPS Federal Election Outlook
In exactly 12 months, Canadians will head to the polls for the 43rd federal election. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals will fight for re-election against Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives, currently in opposition. Also 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
Op-Ed: Two-Faced Trudeau? Cannabis Legalization and the War on Drugs
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. Recreational cannabis More
The Morning After: Post-Election Debrief
Electoral equilibrium thrown upside down in 2018 Quebec election For the first time in 52 years, Quebec has elected a party other than the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) or More
The Evolution of Sovereignty in Quebec
Read all of our election coverage here. “After 40 years, sovereignty off the table in Quebec elections,” a Globe and Mail headline reads. For Quebec, it is a historic moment. More
Op-Ed: The Case for a Liberal Minority in Quebec
Note: 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. Read More