Stéphane Dion

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Democracy Strikes Back in Hungary

Democracy Strikes Back in Hungary

Hungary has only 9.5 million people, but its election result is resonating across the democratic world. The resounding defeat of Viktor Orbán and his party Fidesz on April 12 brought an end to 16 years of governance by a prime minister who had established himself as a global icon of the populist far-right, the model to follow, the archetype of...

How the conquest of New France paved the way for co-operation

How the conquest of New France paved the way for co-operation

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the Citadel of Quebec and the controversy it provoked gives us an opportunity to reflect on what is specific and even exceptional in our country’s history. I will argue here that, in judging Canada’s past, which Quebec nationalist circles reproach for conquest and assimilation, one must consider the tragic nature of universal history...

Le choc de Fukushima

The Fukushima Shock