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The axing of the consumer carbon tax marks a major turning point in Canadian climate policy. It fell victim to misinformation and populist attacks.
Justin Trudeau leaves office never having tasted electoral defeat despite his low poll numbers. He leaves an indelible mark on Canada — especially when it comes to social policy.
Far-right groups and influencers blend their narratives into public concerns to spread their conspiracies and recruit more people to their worldview.
Pro-Palestinian protesters occupying the University of Toronto dismantled their encampment in advance of a deadline issued by the university after being granted a court injunction.
Recent Bank of Canada findings that showed Canadians have misgivings about a central bank digital currency should serve as a wake-up call that policymakers must do more to bridge the trust deficit.
The only solution to the ominous threats posed by the increasing use of the notwithstanding clause is to amend Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Ongoing criminal proceedings in Canada and the U.S. tied to high-profile uprisings must shed light on how large protests can avoid incurring the full wrath of the state.
A hundred years ago, civic organizations of all stripes came together to demand a new Canadian approach to media policy. Canada has done it before — it must do so again.
Helping people secure due process in the courts is a noble goal. But the problem with crowdfunding campaigns is that they largely operate as popularity contests.
Danielle Smith’s win in the Alberta election can be traced to her decision to moderate her stance on some extreme issues that had helped her win the leadership of the United Conservative Party.
The 2022 parliament protests were unprecedented, but something similar could still happen again. What lessons can be drawn from the recent report into police handling of the event?
The Emergencies Act inquiry final report found that almost all parties involved fell short of upholding the rule of law during the convoy protests.
Examining how and why we cast blame on others can help us understand the convoy protests and the different ways people reacted to pandemic restrictions.
Brenda Lucki’s retirement will change the person in charge of the RCMP. But the organization’s deeper structural problems cannot be fixed with a change at the top.
Approaches to security issues in Canada today need to learn from the dire histories of what happens under the banner of national security.
Research finds that while some anti-immigration attitudes persist in Canada, no provinces significantly stand out for being more hostile to immigrants.
The almost complete absence of French at the Public Order Emergency Commission does not come from a subservient reflex on the part of French speakers so much as their fear of being scorned.
The Ottawa Police Services Board has been operating in secret in the aftermath of the so-called freedom convoy protest. It must cease, regardless of whether the public approves of its decisions.
There’s no equivalence between invoking the Emergencies Act and the pre-emptive invocation of the notwithstanding clause, which guts Canadian democracy and nullifies the Charter.
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Professor, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary
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Instructor, Legal Studies and Criminology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Northern British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Windsor
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University
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Adjunct professor, Organizational Psychology, Adler University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Adjunct Professor, Natural Resource Institute (NRI), University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor, Politics, Western University
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, McMaster University
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Professor of Communication Studies; Research Chair on Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance, Concordia University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto