So much for my decision to ignore events south of the border for a while. Just when it seemed that things could hardly get any worse, at least in terms of president-elect Trump’s various picks…
Posts By Brooke Jeffrey
Who Killed the Liberals’ Carbon Pricing Plan?
Once upon a time there was a hugely popular environmental policy introduced by the federal government. It was called the Carbon Pricing Plan, and it was designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that have…
The American Senate: The Last Remaining Guardrail of Democracy or Weak-kneed Sellout?
Voters who, despite their misgivings, chose Donald Trump in the recent American presidential election, and who excused his outrageous antidemocratic outbursts by convincing themselves he “didn’t mean it”, have already been proven wrong. [i] Evidently…
Facts and Follies of the American Presidential Election
On the morning after, one can hardly begin to count the ways in which this election has made no sense in terms of conventional political wisdom. Just ask the pollsters, who once again failed to…
Of Course the U.S. is Polarized: The Real Question is “On What Basis and Why?”
For nearly a decade political scientists and pundits have been describing American society as highly polarized. But now, almost out of the blue, we have some pollsters and think tank studies suggesting that actually things…
The Mystery of Pierre Poilievre’s Security Clearance Stand
Ever since former Governor General David Johnston released his foreign interference report some 17 months ago, people have been astonished – and mystified — by Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s staunch refusal to apply for…
Under Modi, India’s Illiberal Autocracy Gives New Meaning to Foreign Interference
What do Hungary, Turkey and India have in common? Not much. But they do have one shared characteristic, and it is not a positive one. Sadly, what these three once promising liberal democracies share is…
Antisemitism is Everyone’s Business
Synagogues firebombed. Shots fired at Jewish schools. Jewish restaurants boycotted. Windows smashed at Jewish stores and institutions. A menorah vandalized outside a Jewish cultural institution. Jewish students threatened on university campuses. Productions of Jewish playwrights…
“Bonjour-Hi!”: Only in Quebec
Opposition to the Legault government’s draconian language laws has taken a comical turn in Montreal in the past few weeks. Like the hugely successful strategy of American Democratic duo Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, who…
The Paris Olympics: A Canadian Success Story in More Ways Than One
As the Paris 2024 Olympics draw to a close, Canadians are basking in the reflected glory of a stellar performance by our athletes, already surpassing our record of 24 medals at the 2020(21) Tokyo Games…
