How to tamp down hyperpartisanship in Canadian politics
A stronger Parliament requires empowering backbenchers, reducing political staff influence and creating real opportunities for independents to be elected and contribute meaningfully.
Jared Wesley
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Alberta’s voter ID law is a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist
Many Alberta voters may be stripped of the right to vote if a controversial law passes as expected. Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, is part of a larger suite of bills designed to clamp down on dissent. Bill 20 has garnered a lot of criticism for making it easier for the provincial government to remove locally-elected officials...
Danielle Smith’s Big Pierre Poilievre Problem
Abacus Data’s latest polling has the federal Conservatives out to their biggest lead in over a decade. Unless there is a drastic change over the summer, Canadians ought to prepare for a Conservative majority at some point in the next year or so.