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Democracy & Governance Commentary Archive

Young Americans support abstract and unworkable socialism
By Jason Clemens, Steven Globerman | March 3, 2023
Four in 10 Canadians prefer socialism but not higher taxes to pay for it
By Jason Clemens, Steven Globerman | February 23, 2023
Federal government still peddling COVID misinformation
By Kenneth P. Green | February 15, 2023
Premiers meet prime minister under cloud of dysfunctional federalism
By Lydia Miljan | February 7, 2023
Sovereignty bills are symbols of discontent in today’s Canada
By Bruce Pardy | January 9, 2023
Governments eschewed science during COVID response
By Kenneth P. Green | January 5, 2023
COVID risk—we’re not ‘all in this together’
By Kenneth P. Green | January 3, 2023
Ottawa preaches diversity yet practises homogeneity
By Jason Clemens | October 14, 2022
Low voter turnout no reason to change Ontario’s electoral system
By Lydia Miljan | June 26, 2022
Canadians suffering from Ottawa’s ‘fairy dust’ approach
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | May 18, 2022
It’s reasonable to call Trudeau a modern-day socialist
By Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis | April 13, 2022
Governments worldwide use ‘enemies’ to justify repression
By Ian Vásquez, Fred McMahon | February 4, 2022
Wrongheaded policy proposal targets ‘diverse businesses’ in Ontario
By Matthew Lau | May 6, 2021
B.C. government imposes travel restrictions while COVID numbers fall
By Niels Veldhuis | April 30, 2021
Beware experts bearing consensus
By Jason Clemens | April 1, 2021
Trudeau government continues to dodge democratic accountability
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | November 27, 2020
China targets everyone in the world
By Fred McMahon | August 12, 2020
Trudeau government should provide fiscal projections to Canadians
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | July 2, 2020
Crises—an ideal time for the state to grab power
By Bruce Pardy | March 31, 2020
Trudeau government gets unlimited spending authority for six months
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens, Bruce Pardy | March 26, 2020
Any ‘Fair Deal’ for Alberta requires fundamental rethink of fiscal federalism in Canada
By Niels Veldhuis, Jason Clemens | February 13, 2020
G7 growth talk obscures poor income growth among Canadians
By Ben Eisen, Finn Poschmann | February 12, 2020
Alberta can force the provinces to renegotiate equalization—here’s how
By Rainer Knopff | February 3, 2020
Talks of a Trudeau mandate ignore reality and history
By Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss | October 31, 2019
Minority government may lead to dire electoral changes—here’s how
By Lydia Miljan | October 21, 2019