Peu importe qui gagnera le 5 novembre prochain, la politique commerciale des États-Unis sera pour l’avenir prévisible définie par un consensus bipartisan en faveur du protectionnisme. Une présidence ...

What should a government do with parental leave surpluses? The recent drop in births in Quebec to their lowest level in 20 years has swelled the excess money in the province’s parental insurance fund ...

Jenina Ibañez Jenina Ibañez is a research associate at the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions.She graduated from UBC’s master of public policy and global affairs program.

Election integrity has re-emerged as a serious concern for established democracies, including Canada. There are worries about foreign influence, rampant misinformation and campaigns to sow distrust in ...

Thanks to a more precarious minority Parliament, the Bloc Québécois is flexing more policy muscle than it has in a while. It has laid out the conditions for its temporary willingness to support the ...

The Alberta government passed legislation in May that has fuelled growing anxiety within Canada’s research sector. The Provincial Priorities Act (formerly Bill 18) requires all provincial entities — ...

Trevor Potts is the director of policy and research at Evidence for Democracy. His policy work focuses on government transparency, access to information systems, and research funding.

Stereotypes and rape myths about “real” victim responses continue to undermine fairness in the criminal-justice system. In an important decision concerning musician Jacob Hoggard, the Ontario Court of ...

Le Québec dispose de l’un des programmes d’indemnisation des victimes d’actes criminels violents les plus complets au Canada. Mais une réduction importante de la durée des prestations, il y a trois ...

Quebec has one of the most inclusive compensation programs for victims of violent crime in Canada, but a crucial reduction of benefits three years ago will soon push many victims into poverty. The ...

The recent attacks in Lebanon using pagers and two-way radios weaponized into bombs is an unprecedented and deeply problematic change in how countries undertake war. The novelty is not in the sabotage ...

Au cours des dernières semaines, une série d’articles parus dans les médias australiens a présenté l’Ontario comme un modèle de politique climatique et énergétique. La nouvelle a fait son chemin ...