Policy Options

En cette période préélectorale au Canada, il convient de s’interroger sur la place qu’occupe la caricature dans le débat politique en général et, s’il y a lieu, de s’inquiéter...

As Canadians savour the last days of the summer break, news editors across the country are pondering what their newsrooms will be doing to cover the federal election on...

On October 21, Canadian voters will head to the polls to decide who will represent their riding and their country in our 43rd federal election. The parties have just...

Canada’s system of government isn’t easy to understand. As a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy that relies on rules that have evolved over hundreds of years, the intricacies of...

(This article was translated from the French.) The Digital News Report 2019 is an international survey of perceptions and consumption of news in the digital age. It is conducted annually...

Much of what is wrong with political polling occurs at the nexus between the firms that produce the surveys and the media industry. It is worth bearing that in...

Around the world, political parties and governments are contending with voters who are disenchanted and unpredictable. The sense that politicians don’t listen to their concerns or understand their lives...

In his recent Policy Options piece about the contentious addition to Ottawa’s iconic Château Laurier, Peter Coffman eloquently describes the vulnerability of national historic sites, which he notes are...

When the first design for a proposed addition to Ottawa’s iconic Château Laurier hotel was unveiled in the fall of 2016, the public outcry was immediate. Four versions and...

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...