Posts By Brooke Jeffrey

The Growing Threat of Civic Illiteracy

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For democracy to flourish, citizens must have confidence in the institutions that underpin it: the executive, the legislature, the judiciary and the electoral system. Many experts also underline the importance of an independent media.  Virtually…

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Poilievre’s Take on Navalny Says it All

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When he learned of the untimely death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised Navalny’s “unparalleled courage” as a champion of democracy and immediately blamed Valdimir Putin, the country’s dictator for…

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The Two Faces of Francois Legault

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Quebec’s premier is caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, he is increasingly worried about the rising fortunes of the separatist Parti Quebecois after that party’s decisive victory in a…

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