Centre Block Closing? Parliament Keeps Calm and Carries On
One week ago, the building many of us know as Parliament closed its doors for more than just a nightly cleaning. Centre Block, the building which has housed the House More
Politics of the Plate: Canada’s Updated Food Guide
Health Canada has unveiled its long-awaited updated food guide, which takes a strong departure from the most recent version created in 2007. This updated guide was conceived without the input More
The Final Frontier: Canadian Space Agency Spending as a Microcosm of the Budget Process
Space is lit. In fact, it is so lit that Canadian taxpayers give their space program, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), 332 million dollars annually to play around with! This More
Op-Ed: Canadians Must Not Forget the Phoenix Fiasco
Public outcry continues to grow over the American government shutdown which has stranded 800,000 federal employees without pay. What most have forgotten, or never knew, is that thousands of Canadians More
T-9 Months: MJPS Federal Election Outlook
In exactly 9 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
Flash Analysis: Pipeline Conflict in Wet’suwet’en Territory
Resource extraction and Indigenous rights have once again come into conflict with the construction of a natural gas pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory in British Columbia. Coastal GasLink, a subsidiary of More
Flash Analysis: Partial Cabinet Shuffle
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made several changes to his cabinet this morning in what is likely the last shuffle before the 2019 election. While the PM warned against reading into More
Winter is Coming: The Political Impact of a Potential Economic Meltdown
For those of us who follow market trends, the past few weeks have been particularly stressful. With huge corporations like Apple seeing massive declines in market value, questions are being More
Caught in the Middle: Canada as Proxy Battleground for US-China tensions
The high-profile arrest of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, on December 1st has brought Canada’s precarious position between two superpowers into sharp relief. In the midst of a trade war More
Year in Review: The Greatest Political Hits of 2018
With 2019 on the horizon, MJPS reflects on a tumultuous year of politics that shaped the world for the year to come. At Home A turbulent year in provincial elections More