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Typewriter with the words “Letter to the Editor” typed on a sheet of paper.

Academics should engage the public without replacing journalism

The premiers and PM are seated at one long table.

How Canada’s internal trade reform echoes 1864 — and what it will take to finish the job

A patch depicting a Canadian flag is sewn on the sleeve.

Civil-military tensions still shape Canada’s armed forces

An abstract image of a diverse group of women.

Visible minority women are still sidelined in competitive ridings

Long shadows from trees against pristine snow in front of the Supreme Court building.

The Supreme Court should not limit use of the notwithstanding clause

A half dozen people line up in front of a table as a woman explains something.

Alberta’s separation from Canada would be illegal

Icons of apps, including Facebook, on a cell-phone screen.

Repeal the Online News Act to better inform Canadians

A large crowd waving flags on a downtown Montreal street.

It’s time for Canada to stand with the people of Iran

Le marais
Chronique

Beware of larger electoral districts

Promoting democracy at home and abroad

Two ways Canada can increase its international clout

  • by Zach Paikin 

Populism threatens socialists, not civilization

Broken trust on electoral reform

BC election law on third-party advertising still confused

Les années sombres
Chronique

Indigenous seats in Parliament

Fighting populism by understanding perceptions

Electoral reform is a solution to the wrong problem

Un échec fort prévisible

Why proportional representation is doomed

Could a populist wave also sweep Canada?

The constitutionality of electoral reform

Can you hear me now? Young people and the 2015 federal election

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