For one brief shining moment it appeared that Alberta premier Jason Kenney had turned over a new leaf. After a political career characterized by hyperpartisan attacks on numerous opponents, Kenney recently surprised many observers when…
Posts By Brooke Jeffrey
COVID-19 and Democratic Accountability: Time for a Virtual Parliament
If the current pandemic can be said to have any positive result, it is surely that everyone now realizes the important role government plays in the daily lives of citizens. With the possible exception of…
Inequality in the Time of COVID-19: The New Great Leveler?
War has often been called the great leveler. A society under attack is united by fear of the enemy, and individuals —regardless of their economic or social status — are prepared to make common cause…
Reality Check: Canadian Federalism, Health Care and COVID-19
Much has been written lately about the federal government’s “tardy” release of national data and modelling projections related to the current pandemic. Some have even suggested the reason for the perceived delay is deliberate, a…
Democracy in the Time of COVID-19
Democracies face many challenges when responding to a crisis like this global pandemic, challenges that do not pose a problem for authoritarian regimes such as China. It is important to keep this in mind when…
An American Tragedy: Trump vs Covid-19
The richest and most technologically advanced country in the world is currently floundering in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic and thousands of individual Americans, not to mention the American economy, will be paying the…
China’s Leaders Must Shoulder the Blame for COVID-19
When the dust finally settles on the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s leaders must not forget where the blame for this disaster lies. In addition to the countless measures they will need to take in order…
Canada’s Response to COVID-19: Government at its Best
If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic is surely reminding Canadians of why so-called “big government” was created. Like 9/11 and the global recession of 2008-9, the arrival of this deadly virus – and the Canadian…
No, Canada is not ‘Broken’
In a sensational front page headline recently, the National Post proclaimed that a “towering majority” of Canadians believe “Canada is Broken”.[i] This claim apparently rests on a single public opinion poll. Moreover the poll was…
Lost Opportunity: Wilson-Raybould Took Herself Out of the Game
So Jody Wilson-Raybould was “surprised” that she was not invited to attend a meeting of federal opposition leaders with the prime minister? (CTV PowerPlay Feb. 18) This is despite the fact she is not a…
