Policy Options

Worrying about Russian interference in our elections – or possibly even Chinese – is a hot topic in media and political circles. I raise my hand as one of...

“It is time to call it as it is: Canada’s past and current colonial policies, actions and inactions towards Indigenous Peoples is genocide.” That is the underlying conclusion reached...

Countries around the world are grappling with how to identify and prevent a host of new threats to the integrity of their elections and democratic systems. With the next...

With the Canadian federal election scheduled to take place by this October, many concerns abound as to how foreign actors might influence how voters behave. During his controversial testimony...

For at least the next decade, members of Parliament will meet in the West Block chamber while extensive renovations of Centre Block take place. The move might be temporary,...

Jeanette Ashe: You’re one of few women ever elected to Canada’s House of Commons, and you were also the first openly lesbian MP — where today LGBTQ MPs make...

Much has been made of Rachel Notley’s loss to Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party in Alberta – there are once again no women premiers in Canada. But...

The past year has brought a sea change in users’ and governments’ attitudes toward social media platforms. Just over a year ago, the Cambridge Analytica / AggregateIQ scandal over...

After more than two months — and a remarkable tally of political casualties — the SNC-Lavalin affair at last appears to be entering its final stages. Aside from its...

In a Commons speech last week to Daughters of the Vote, an event to promote women in politics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stressed that trust among members of his...