Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, marked the 50th anniversary of the first Official Languages Act in March by launching a series of consultations that...
With the expulsion of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus, I began to think back on the other so-called “maverick” MPs I’ve come across over the...
A burning question for observers of the SNC-Lavalin affair is whether former cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott, who publicly opposed actions of their government, will be cut...
To run and seek office is an act of courage. I was brave enough to do it in high school at Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, where I...
The American media showed extraordinary interest in Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits throughout her public life. Journalists variously described her clothes as ugly, unflattering and frumpy. But journalists didn’t leave it...
La tempête politique que subit le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau, fondée sur une soi-disant ingérence auprès de la ministre de la Justice et procureure générale du Canada pour favoriser...
Since the election of Donald Trump and the emergence of the #MeToo movement, the public is increasingly paying attention to the treatment of women in politics. There is growing...
The 2015 federal election saw the most women elected to Parliament yet. But with women making up only 26 percent of MPs, it’s clear that structural barriers to political...
Pour comprendre l’importance des médias de masse dans la politique d’aujourd’hui, tentez de répondre à une question simple : avez-vous déjà croisé le premier ministre canadien ? Il est fort probable...
In 1988, Svend Robinson, MP for Burnaby, BC, at the time, made national headlines after holding a press conference announcing he was gay. As the first out politician in...
