Getting the Insight Out
As power in Canadian political parties continues to centralize around the leader, the discipline imposed on party caucuses has become stricter. This tightening of protocols critically affects members of Parliament’s ability to represent their constituencies, as well as alienating them from the party leadership.
In late January 2026, Pierre Poilievre will face a leadership review. The political test is set to take place in Alberta, where Poilievre’s brand of conservatism is most popular. This locale may strategically favor Mr. Poilievre, as it will stimulate turnout for his core base. Concurrently, certain Conservatives have been publicly critical of his leadership, but since they are mostly based in other parts of the country, convincing them to partake in the leadership vote may prove challenging. However, critics may be favored by the voting system. Thus, although the strategic location of the convention and the lack of a clear successor may advantage Pierre Poilievre, growing discontent may muddy the waters.
The emergence of Bill 2 reveals a profound crisis of state legitimacy in Quebec’s health sector, where declining trust and mounting physician exit jeopardize the future of universal health care.
This article discusses the government’s cap on new study permits and its financial impact on universities across Canada. The cut in 2025, with a much sharper reduction signalled for 2026, is drastically affecting operating budgets, resulting in job losses and limiting research capabilities at Canadian universities. It explores whether universities can pivot away from a high reliance on international tuition, or whether this will continue to cause financial issues as cuts become more drastic.
Democratic collapse is not always sudden. While a coup d’état is a clear break, democracies can be subtly dismantled through processes that erode their foundational elements. Citizens often fail to recognize a state’s descent into fascism—a political movement defined by militarism and the suppression of individual rights—until they have lost the democratic power to counter it.
When does publicized justice become theatre? And how does that perpetuate the occurrence of atrocities? This article explores the considerations and limits to justice when it comes to punishing dictators for crimes against humanity.
On Friday, October 24, the Pentagon announced the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford, one of the United States’ premier aircraft carriers, to the Caribbean Sea. This decision followed a recent uptick in Donald Trump’s battle against drug traffickers and cartels, with the U.S. conducting a series of airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean and pledging to expand operations onto Latin American soil.
Canada’s claims to Arctic legitimacy depend on Indigenous authority and presence, yet sovereignty remains defined by Ottawa, revealing how reconciliation falters when the North remains governed by the South.
It might seem that the forum for civil discourse has to be neutral for this discourse to occur. In fact, an adherence to neutrality often stifles constructive political discourse. At McGill, administrative appeals to neutrality amid Palestine protests reveal how “civility” and neutrality mask exclusion and suppress dissent. Drawing on theorists Iris Marion Young and Chantal Mouffe, this article argues that true civic/civil discourse demands not politeness but inclusive political communication—an open, sometimes uncomfortable, engagement with difference.
On October 15, 2025, Pierre Poilievre reposted an official petition of the Conservative Party to his X profile, accompanied by the text “End DEI. Restore the merit principle.” The petition More