Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has campaigned hard to get Canada a seat at the UN Security Council but a variety of factors may thwart him.
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A survey shows respondents who used Instagram for political information during the 2019 federal election were more likely to interact with people they knew, not political accounts.
In 2015, Justin Trudeau announced that ‘Canada is back’ and promised to support a rules-based international order. Yet Canada has maintained the previous Conservative government’s pro-Israel stance.
Canada’s free-trade obsession has made us overly reliant on global supply chains. That’s a huge unforced error given that 19 years ago, 9/11 showed us just how quickly border policy can change.
The COVID-19 pandemic demands that Canada and other rich countries do all they can to slow the global spread of the virus — for the health security of people around the world, and for Canadians too.
Understanding the distinction between bullshit and lying is essential. We can reveal a lie by uncovering the truth, but dealing effectively with bullshit is more complicated.
There are two key questions regarding Canada’s fiscal sustainability during the pandemic. Can we afford to provide short-term financial support to Canadians? And how quickly will our economy recover?
During this outbreak, parents are suffering. They are dealing with one of the most consequential impacts on psychological health amongst the modern-day workforce: work-family conflict.
Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn’t mean much if it can’t be enforced. That’s why the Court Challenges Program is so important — no matter what the Québec premier says.
Reconciliation cannot be achieved by the brute force of the RCMP or the self-interests of energy companies.
The U.K. is now in the unenviable position of having to negotiate multiple trade deals following Brexit. Here’s why it should start with Canada.
The downing of Flight PS752 isn’t just the result of Canada being caught in U.S.-Iran crossfire. It’s also the result of an unnecessarily aggressive posture of Canada’s own against Iran in 2012.
Flight PS752 is more than just a terrible tragedy. It’s also revealed the potential future costs of Iran’s irresponsibility.
Donald Trump likes to poke fun too.
There’s been one notable exception to Doug Ford’s supposed willingness to change direction: the environment.
Minority parliaments create a political environment that discourages cabinet from bold acts. That means Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy will like be more risk-averse that it was before.
If successful, Chrystia Freeland could help bolster national unity and Canada’s relationships with the U.S. and Mexico. But relentless sexist attacks against her could derail progress.
Whether Chrystia Freeland’s new roles in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet are a promotion or a dead end depends on where party and regional alliances can be built.
Justin Trudeau will have to change his style of governing in the new minority government. Working in a co-operative government with other political parties could diminish executive dominance.
There’s a different Trudeau in office in 2019 than there was in 1972, but Justin Trudeau is also leading a minority government, just as his father did — and the Canada-U.S. relationship is key.
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Research Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Carleton University
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University
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Assistant Professor (Continuing Adjunct), School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor in North American History, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Political Science, Carleton University
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Director, Centre for Refugee Studies & Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
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Executive Fellow, School of Public Policy; Distinguished Fellow, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, University of Calgary
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Professor, Political Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
