By Richard Forbes. Featured Image via Neil Robertson. As Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef took her seat in the House of Commons, having just risen in defense of the government, the unexpected happened: Silence fell over the ranks. The minister sat without the Liberal caucus cheering, clapping, jeering, banging, dancing, hallooing, or any of the other juvenile … Continue reading Signs of a changing parliament
Superforecasting: How I called the 2015 Election wrong
By Richard Forbes. Featured Image by Mark Blinch. Nik Nanos humbly bit into a hat-shaped chocolate cake this week on CTV's Power Play. The host, the colorful Don Martin, belly laughed through the segment. Nanos, one of the country's most respected and trusted pollsters, had made a wrong prediction earlier this year when he had said … Continue reading Superforecasting: How I called the 2015 Election wrong
House erupts, frustration blooms over opposition “mischief”
By Richard Forbes. Featured Image from Reuters (Chris Wattie.) It's a tense, trying afternoon in Ottawa. Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc reads a controversial motion to the House of Commons over shouting and cries of shame – the Speaker interrupts, addressing the fury of the opposition benches, “Colleagues, we just heard arguments about the tyranny … Continue reading House erupts, frustration blooms over opposition “mischief”
The Leap Manifesto Isn’t Radical per Se, It’s Just Stupid
By Richard Forbes, Editor. Richard Forbes studied Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. Winner of the Peter Woolstencroft Prize in Canadian Politics (2015). This article was lovingly typed on his 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe – made in Canada; when typewriters were tanks, Newfoundland became a province and St Laurent was PM. Follow him on Twitter at @richardjforbes.
Progress, or the Lack of, on Election Reform
By Richard Forbes, Editor. Featured image via Wikipedia Commons. Richard Forbes studied Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. Winner of the Peter Woolstencroft Prize in Canadian Politics (2015). This article was lovingly typed on his 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe – made in Canada; when typewriters were tanks, Newfoundland became a province and St Laurent was PM. Follow him on … Continue reading Progress, or the Lack of, on Election Reform
Let’s Not Throw the UN out with the Bathwater
By Richard Forbes, Editor. Featured image via CP. Richard Forbes studied Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. Winner of the Peter Woolstencroft Prize in Canadian Politics (2015). This article was lovingly typed on his 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe – made in Canada; when typewriters were tanks, Newfoundland became a province and St Laurent was PM. Follow him on … Continue reading Let’s Not Throw the UN out with the Bathwater
Ontario’s “Free” Tuition: A Lesson in Creative Accounting
By Mary Medinsky. Featured image via Rick Madonik. Mary Medinsky is a librarian and political junkie. She received a BA in Political Science from the University of Calgary and a MLIS from Western University. She didn't get swept up in Alberta's 'Orange Crush'.
2016: A Budget of Winners and Will-See’s
By Richard Forbes, Editor. Featured image via Adrian Wyld, CP. Richard Forbes studied Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. Winner of the Peter Woolstencroft Prize in Canadian Politics (2015). This article was lovingly typed on his 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe – made in Canada; when typewriters were tanks, Newfoundland became a province and St Laurent was PM. Follow … Continue reading 2016: A Budget of Winners and Will-See’s
Neglected and Despaired, Cross Lake Is an Early Test for Trudeau
By Richard Forbes, Editor. Featured image via Jeff McIntosh, CP. Richard Forbes studied Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. Winner of the Peter Woolstencroft Prize in Canadian Politics (2015). This article was lovingly typed on his 1949 Royal Quiet De Luxe – made in Canada; when typewriters were tanks, Newfoundland became a province and St Laurent was PM. Follow him … Continue reading Neglected and Despaired, Cross Lake Is an Early Test for Trudeau
Physician Assisted Suicide Requires Safeguards Not Barriers
With the announcement this week of some of Canada's first legal assisted suicides being carried out outside of Quebec, Richard Forbes discusses the federal regulation of assisted suicide... By Richard Forbes, Editor. Richard Forbes studied Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. Winner of the Peter Woolstencroft Prize in Canadian Politics (2015). This article was lovingly … Continue reading Physician Assisted Suicide Requires Safeguards Not Barriers
The Ribbon 