Pulling the Trigger on Gun Control in Canada
As a response to last summer’s Danforth shooting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested an examination of “a full ban on handguns and assault weapons in Canada.” Other Canadian cities have More
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Part Two: Half a Millennium of Erasure
Last month, after nearly three years, the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls came to an end. The first article in MJPS’ two-part series gave an More
Do as I say, not as I do: Doug Ford and Cronyism
In June, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s approval hit an impressive low. After winning 40 percent of the popular vote in 2018, Ford’s approval registered at just 29 percent one year More
J-3 mois : Perspectives électorales fédérales de la REPM
Dans trois mois exactement, les Canadiens se rendront aux urnes pour la 43e élection fédérale. Les libéraux de Justin Trudeau se battent pour être réélus contre les conservateurs d’Andrew Scheer, actuellement More
T-3 Months: MJPS Federal Election Outlook
In exactly three 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
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Part One: Canada’s Tepid Response
On August 24, 2016, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Commission (MMIWG) was created as a response to the 41st Call to Action of the More
The Dilution of the Liberal “Red” Chamber: An Independent Senate
Long seen as a venue for so-called “sober second thought,” 105 members fill the Canadian Senate, the upper chamber through which a bill must pass before it can become law. More
Opinion: Forcing Consumers to Finance Climate Change will Cost the Liberal Party
According to a recent poll, nearly two thirds of Canadians see fighting climate change as a top priority. Despite this, half of those surveyed would not pay more than $100 More
Bill C-337 and Sexual Assault Law Training: Empowering Action or Empty Pledge?
Note: This piece discusses the treatment of sexual violence survivors. In 2017, Interim Conservative Party Leader Rona Ambrose introduced Bill C-337. As a private Member’s bill, it makes sexual assault More
Analysis: Trudeau re-approves contentious Trans Mountain expansion project
On June 18th, in a decision to expand the pipeline carrying crude oil from the sands of Alberta to the coast of British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his More