political studies News Archive
Hill Times: Defence minister’s ex-parliamentary secretary says Canada should join ballistic missile defence
August 30, 2017 —
Andrea Charron said the Defence Committee should hear from “people to explain to them how exactly how difficult it is, how unproven it is, how expensive it can be” to pursue ballistic missile defence.
Op-ed: Public servants deserve our support
June 16, 2017 —
Public servants are an integral aspect of governing and delivering many public goods.
Op-ed: Party loyalty shouldn’t stifle constructive debate in Manitoba Legislature
June 5, 2017 —
Conceiving parliamentary democracy as simply a game in which there are winners and losers trivializes the processes of representation and deliberation to which all our 57 elected MLAs are meant to contribute.
Op-ed: Are leaks in the public interest?
May 2, 2017 —
It all depends says Professor Emeritus Paul Thomas
Op-ed: Personal health information must be protected
April 20, 2017 —
Who decides what the public should know?
Op-ed: Conservative future post-Harper uncertain
April 10, 2017 —
The Conservative leadership race has exacerbated many of the divisions that Harper effectively kept welded together.
CTV: Winnipeg weapons expert studying ISIS arms factories in Iraq
April 4, 2017 —
Prof James Fergusson provides context
Op-ed – Remember: politicians are people, too
March 27, 2017 —
'It’s easy to paint all politicians with the same brush. We forget politicians are human and, like everyone else, they often have experienced hardship and tragedy in their lives.'
Experts available for comment on federal budget
March 22, 2017 —
Economists and political scientists available to media
Photo Gallery: Daughters of the Vote Instagram Takeover
March 16, 2017 —
Indigenous UofM students convey their experience in Ottawa on International Women's Day