March 25, 2020
L’autre versant de la COVID-19
Les bulletins quotidiens au Canada font tous le même constat : le nombre d’infections de COVID-19 augmente de jour en jour. Nous étions prévenus, et tout en espérant d’y échapper,...
March 25, 2020
Online voting entirely possible for MPs during times of crisis
The international COVID-19 pandemic has forced many sectors to explore online tools to ensure operational continuity during this time of crisis. Provincial governments in Canada have begun releasing online learning platforms to continue to provide...
March 24, 2020
L’image publique comme outil de la lutte contre la COVID-19
Jeudi 12 mars 2020, 13 h, Assemblée nationale du Québec, salle Evelyn-Dumas : drapeaux officiels du Québec en arrière-plan, le premier ministre François Legault prend place aux côtés de la ministre...
March 18, 2020
Is the “business Liberal” extinct?
C .D. Howe. Mitchell Sharp. Donald Macdonald. Charles “Bud” Drury. Edgar Benson. Don Johnston. Robert Winters. Bob Andras. Paul Martin. John Manley. Doug Young. Roy MacLaren. Anne McLellan. Some...
March 12, 2020
Eight ways to make Canada’s political system better
One of the thorniest challenges in the world is making sense of its disruptiveness. Managing public expectations is not getting any easier. The world is changing at an alarming...
March 9, 2020
Former MPs express worry, frustration with state of Parliament
In his recent book, A Time to Build, the American writer and thinker Yuval Levin observes that the crisis of American democracy results from the failure of institutions. Institutions...
March 6, 2020
How H1N1 lessons can help Canada handle the COVID-19 crisis
Canada’s Health Minister Patty Hajdu and a team of public servants from Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada offered their best guidance this week on how...
March 5, 2020
Le déclin de l’empire Bombardier
Au début des années 2000, alors que Bombardier avait le vent dans les voiles, la fortune collective des quatre héritiers de Joseph-Armand, inventeur de la motoneige, se chiffrait à...
March 4, 2020
What’s the deal with fiscal stabilization?
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has made headlines for his proposal to hold a referendum on equalization. Now, Canadian premiers have a long history of taking shots at equalization. But what’s...
March 4, 2020
Is there a “grand narrative” of inequality in rich countries?
Income inequality in the United States has risen dramatically since the late 1970s, with the share of total income going to the top 1 percent doubling, while real wages...