political studies News Archive
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Op-ed: Manitobans should be worried in wake of Hydro resignations
March 26, 2018 —
Karine Levasseur, associate professor of political studies, weighs in on recent events at the Crown corporation
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Provincial Budget 2018, U of M response
March 12, 2018 —
The U of M continues its strategic resource planning process and will present its 2018-19 budget in May.
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Prime Minister Trudeau’s town hall draws hundreds to U of M campus
February 1, 2018 —
Trudeau hosted a town hall on Fort Garry campus on Jan. 31, drawing a full house of 1,800 people to the discussion
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Global: Donald Trump, world leaders willing to talk to North Korea about giving up nukes. That likely won’t happen
November 10, 2017 —
“A lot of things would have to happen and I’m not sure any of them are possible at this moment,” said Andrea Charron
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Op-ed: Religious taunts disappointing
November 9, 2017 —
The Governor General is supposed to be an impartial point of loyalty and pride for all Canadians.
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CBC: Three years down, one to go: Brian Bowman enters home stretch of his first mayoral term
October 24, 2017 —
Prof Royce Koop weighs in
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CBC: A healthy deal for Manitoba?
September 13, 2017 —
Professor Emeritus Paul Thomas, political studies, wrote the following op-ed for CBC. It was originally published on Sept. 12, 2017.
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Toronto Sun: Let’s put Wynne where she belongs
September 12, 2017 —
A study by political scientists Andrea Rounce and Karine Levasseur at the University of Manitoba in 2015 showed public sector workers tend to vote on the left,
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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.
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Op-ed: Public servants deserve our support
June 16, 2017 —
Public servants are an integral aspect of governing and delivering many public goods.