The Politics of Dying: Reforming MAID
In June 2016, the House of Commons passed federal legislation allowing eligible Canadian adults to request medical assistance in dying (MAID). But in September 2019, more than three years later, More
Quebec Nationalism: The Changing Roles of Language and Religion
In June 2019, the Quebec National Assembly passed the controversial Bill 21: An act respecting the laicity of the state. Over the past months, students, teachers, and public officials have staged More
Bonjour-Hi! Linguistic Diversity and Competing Minorities in Quebec
A fraught public debate over linguistic supremacy and preservation has reemerged into the Quebecois limelight. This comes amid promises made by Premier Francois Legault and French Language Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette More
The CAQ and Minorities: School Boards and Language Rights in Quebec
In October 2018, the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) formed a majority government with only 37% of the popular vote. The party recently made waves in Canada after introducing Bill 21, the 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
Religious Neutrality Bill Exposes Divides in Quebec Society
Under the leadership of François Legault, Quebec’s CAQ government proposed in late March a new bill underlining various public workplaces in the province where individuals would no longer be permitted More
Canada’s Blue Wave: Inside the Conservative Takeover of Provincial Governments
On November 23rd, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – still in his political honeymoon – held his inaugural First Ministers meeting. Surrounding the table were various premiers who could easily More
Op-Ed: Whiteness Theory and Legault’s Denial of Islamophobia in Quebec
Feminist scholar Peggy McIntosh was the first to coin the term “white privilege”. Throughout her years in the field of women’s studies, she noticed that while men were often willing More
Flash Analysis: Quebec Government Proposes “The Tinder of Immigration”
The Quebec government has finally unveiled the controversial immigration policy that it campaigned on. Bill 9 was introduced by immigration minister Simon Jolin-Barrette on Thursday morning. “The Tinder of Immigration,” More
Religious Neutrality: Would Hobbes defend Legault?
Imagine an interview, where an intellectual tells a journalist that he opposes all types of civic, political and religious freedoms because he sees them as threatening to the stability of More