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Canada Has Changed
Oct 15, 2015
Canada Has Changed
Oct 15, 2015

Richie Assaly, Amy Sanderson, and Avnish Nanda offer a concluding overview of The Harper Decade, and examine what is at stake on October 19.

Oct 15, 2015
Impeding Access to Healthcare: Harper’s Crusade Against Harm Reduction
Oct 13, 2015
Impeding Access to Healthcare: Harper’s Crusade Against Harm Reduction
Oct 13, 2015

Nazlee Maghsoudi argues that Harper's drug policy and aggressive opposition to harm reduction strategies have put the health and safety of Canadians at risk.

Oct 13, 2015
With Friends Like These, Why Hate Yourself? Stephen Harper’s Decade of anti-critical Support for Israel
Oct 9, 2015
With Friends Like These, Why Hate Yourself? Stephen Harper’s Decade of anti-critical Support for Israel
Oct 9, 2015

Joseph Rosen examines Harper's cozy friendship with Israel, his truculent attitude towards its detractors, and whether or not this arrangement is truly beneficial to anyone.

Oct 9, 2015
La lutte de Stephen Harper contre l’environnement
Oct 1, 2015
La lutte de Stephen Harper contre l’environnement
Oct 1, 2015

Face aux changements faits par le premier ministre Stephen Harper en environnement  depuis son arrivée à la tête du gouvernement en 2006, Eve Bourgeois discute des répercussions de ces politiques sur la scène nationale et internationale.

Oct 1, 2015
Foreign Posturing: How does Harper’s foreign policy stack up?
Sep 28, 2015
Foreign Posturing: How does Harper’s foreign policy stack up?
Sep 28, 2015

Paul Heinbecker, a Canadian diplomat and former chief foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of Harper's foreign policy record. 

Sep 28, 2015
Under Attack: Canada’s Public Service Under Stephen Harper
Sep 24, 2015
Under Attack: Canada’s Public Service Under Stephen Harper
Sep 24, 2015

Canadian politics scholar Dave Whitson explains how the Harper government's stubborn, ideological distaste for social science has undermined both the effectiveness and spirit of Canada's once robust public service.

Sep 24, 2015
No history of colonialism? Well, we’ve got one now!
Sep 17, 2015
No history of colonialism? Well, we’ve got one now!
Sep 17, 2015

Political philosopher Richard Day offers a stirring overview of the Canadian state's ongoing colonialism, both within our borders and abroad.

Sep 17, 2015
The Harper Decade: Housing First, but affordable housing last/ La décennie Harper: Logement d’abord, mais logement abordable dernier
Sep 10, 2015
The Harper Decade: Housing First, but affordable housing last/ La décennie Harper: Logement d’abord, mais logement abordable dernier
Sep 10, 2015

Carey Doberstein and Alison Smith argue that the federal government's ambitious plan to tackle homelessness in Canada has been rendered impotent by the pitiful scale of financial investment by the federal government.

Sep 10, 2015
Harper’s Anti-Politics Machine: Canada’s Mining Industry and International Development Assistance
Sep 3, 2015
Harper’s Anti-Politics Machine: Canada’s Mining Industry and International Development Assistance
Sep 3, 2015

Trina Moyles shares a personal account of her development experience in Central America, and reports on the harmful environmental and ethical consequences of Canada's international extractive industry.

Sep 3, 2015
Canada: A Dishonest Broker for Peace in the Middle East
Aug 27, 2015
Canada: A Dishonest Broker for Peace in the Middle East
Aug 27, 2015

Micha Kurz provides a unique perspective on Canada's controversial embrace of Israel — and its rejection of Palestine. 

Aug 27, 2015
A Fierce Attachment: Canada, Israel, Palestine and the Harper Years
Aug 25, 2015
A Fierce Attachment: Canada, Israel, Palestine and the Harper Years
Aug 25, 2015

Michael Lynk weighs in on Canada's increasingly close relationship with the State of Israel.

Aug 25, 2015
The Conservative Take on Crime Policy
Aug 20, 2015
The Conservative Take on Crime Policy
Aug 20, 2015

Lisa Kerr & Anthony N. Doob on Harper's criminal justice policy.

Aug 20, 2015
What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us: Ignorance In The Information Age
Aug 13, 2015
What We Don’t Know Will Hurt Us: Ignorance In The Information Age
Aug 13, 2015

Ryan Meili on healthcare and access to information.

Aug 13, 2015
Harper's Surveillance Decade
Aug 6, 2015
Harper's Surveillance Decade
Aug 6, 2015

David Murakami Wood on surveillance and privacy.

Aug 6, 2015
Our Home and Native Lilliput
Jul 30, 2015
Our Home and Native Lilliput
Jul 30, 2015

David Macfarlane on Harper's unique approach to politics.

Jul 30, 2015
The Harper Record: A Mixed Bag
Jul 23, 2015
The Harper Record: A Mixed Bag
Jul 23, 2015

Aaron Wudrick on Harper's fiscal policy.

Jul 23, 2015
Harper’s 10 Year War on First Nations
Jul 16, 2015
Harper’s 10 Year War on First Nations
Jul 16, 2015

Pamela Palmater on the government's relationship with Canada's First Nations.

Jul 16, 2015
Energy and Climate in the Harper Decade
Jul 9, 2015
Energy and Climate in the Harper Decade
Jul 9, 2015

Marc Lee on Harper's energy policy.

Jul 9, 2015
Forecasting Change: Restoring Canada's Right to Know
Jul 2, 2015
Forecasting Change: Restoring Canada's Right to Know
Jul 2, 2015

Chloe Shantz-Hilkes on the muzzling of Canadian scientists.

Jul 2, 2015
Ten Years of Shifting Sands for Refugees and Immigrants
Jun 25, 2015
Ten Years of Shifting Sands for Refugees and Immigrants
Jun 25, 2015

Raj Sharma and Ram Sankaran on Harper's immigration and refugee policy.

Jun 25, 2015
The Harper Decade: A Miserable Ten Years
Jun 18, 2015
The Harper Decade: A Miserable Ten Years
Jun 18, 2015

Peter H. Russell on Harper's transformative political legacy.

Jun 18, 2015
ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਸਟੀਵਨ ਹਾਰਪਰ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਜਕਾਲ ਦੇ ਦਸ ਸਾਲ
Jun 16, 2015
ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਸਟੀਵਨ ਹਾਰਪਰ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਜਕਾਲ ਦੇ ਦਸ ਸਾਲ
Jun 16, 2015

Rishi Kumar Nagar on the government's policies towards ethnic communities.

Jun 16, 2015
Spin and Stymie: Political Communication in Stephen Harper's Ottawa
Jun 9, 2015
Spin and Stymie: Political Communication in Stephen Harper's Ottawa
Jun 9, 2015

Tyler Dawson on the press gallery's restricted access to the PMO.

Jun 9, 2015
What Happened to Canada?
Jun 4, 2015
What Happened to Canada?
Jun 4, 2015

Tzeporah Berman on Canada's international reputation.

Jun 4, 2015
Harper’s Petard? The Relationship between the Courts and the Executive under the Conservative Government
May 28, 2015
Harper’s Petard? The Relationship between the Courts and the Executive under the Conservative Government
May 28, 2015

Lorne Sossin on the relationship between the executive and Supreme Court of Canada.

May 28, 2015
Does Stephen Harper Care About Muslims?
May 21, 2015
Does Stephen Harper Care About Muslims?
May 21, 2015

Faisal Bhabha on the government's relationship with Muslim Canadians.

May 21, 2015
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May 14, 2015
The Harper Decade and the Loss of Civility and Democracy in Canadian Politics and Governance
May 14, 2015

Steve Patten on the Conservative's hyper-partisan approach to governance.

May 14, 2015
Flying Blind
May 12, 2015
Flying Blind
May 12, 2015

Margrit Eichler on the cancellation of the long-form census.

May 12, 2015
The Erosion of Environmental Protection and Public Environmental Information
May 7, 2015
The Erosion of Environmental Protection and Public Environmental Information
May 7, 2015

Dr. David Schindler on environmental regulation and public access to scientific information.

May 7, 2015
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