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May 2025

April 2025

A landmark election
Quick thoughts on last night
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Emmett Macfarlane
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What do the federal campaign platforms say about democracy and governance?
In a time of serious global democratic decline, and especially with the United States falling from the ranks of true democracies and posing a very real…
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Emmett Macfarlane
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Misguided lawsuit against UBC evokes culture war nonsense
A small group of professors is suing the University of British Columbia to stop the university from engaging in “political activity.” According to the…
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Emmett Macfarlane
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March 2025

Pierre Poilievre actually likes 'woke ideology', when it gets him votes
Commentators have rightly voiced alarm at Pierre Poilievre’s promise to ‘end woke ideology’.
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Emmett Macfarlane
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Canadians aren't being asked to meet the moment
As Donald Trump triples down on his economic war against Canada, one of the things that inspires the most hope is the vociferous and passionate response…
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Emmett Macfarlane
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American Democracy is not in Decline, it's Dead
One of the reasons the insurrectionist assault at the U.S.
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Emmett Macfarlane
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What the SCC's 'Working Families' Decision says about Ideology and Judging
A couple of weeks ago the Supreme Court of Canada issued a split decision in Ontario (Attorney General) v.
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Emmett Macfarlane
OPINION: Doug Ford has suckered everyone into thinking he's the best to handle Trump. He's not. In fact, he's dangerous.
What better Canadian political leader to handle Donald Trump’s insane attacks on Canada than a retail populist, plain spoken’, blue collar…
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Dissecting the Federal Court's decision on prorogation
The Federal Court has upheld the constitutionality of the recent prorogation of Parliament.
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February 2025

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