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Articles in Politics

Step outside the twenty-four hour news cycle with our in-depth, reflective coverage of Canada’s politics and political actors.


December 2007

Rat Trap

Why Canada’s drug policy won’t check addiction


October 2007

Blown Into Proportion

On the eve of Ontario’s referendum, a young voter makes the case for overhauling the country’s electoral system

No Refuge

For challenging a policy that discriminated against certain refugees, a federal employee’s career was ruined. Despite being cleared, he still awaits justice. NMA nominee: Politics and Public Interest


September 2007

Dog Days and Fall Fun


July 2007

3D Vision

Can Canada reconcile its defence, diplomacy, and development objectives in Afghanistan?

Charisma

Do we want our political leaders to be sexy and playful, or are we content with being bored?


June 2007

Notwithstanding

A playwright takes on the Charter


February 2007

Separate and Unequal

Money for crimes committed at residential schools may be forthcoming, but problems with the reserve system remain

Once Upon a Country

In Stéphane Dion the Liberals have a new narrator and perhaps a hero. All now depends on the story he tells and how the Canadian everyman reacts. NMA Gold Medal: Politics and Public Interest


January 2007

Noble Ambition

Paul Martin’s former chief of staff comes out swinging: It’s the economy, stupid, and my boss knew it.


October 2006

Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons

The rising clout of Canada’s religious right


September 2006

The True West, Strong and Free

What will Canada’s richest province do with its new-found power?


July 2006

A Very Dark Place

In the panic after 9/11, Canada enacted anti-terrorism legislation that curtailed civil liberties in favour of national security. Faced with American pressure, is the Harper government poised to go even further?


June 2006

Brighter Lights, Bigger Cities

Cities are the bloated elephants in Stephen Harper’s Cabinet room. Will he have the courage to look them in the eye?

A House Half Built

A former premier argues that Canada must return to its nation-building roots


May 2006

Fake Left, Go Right

An insider’s take on Jack Layton’s game of chance


April 2006

Poetic Rule

Liberty is a work of art

Israel’s Divided Soul

Has the Zionist dream played itself out?


March 2006

Soldiers Not Peacekeepers

We are at war. Will Canada admit it?


February 2006

The Separatist Curve Ball

How the Bloc Québécois cornered federalism

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