One Canada for all Canadians
(Notes for remarks to the POL 3570A students, University of Ottawa – January 26, 2015) When Professor Gaspard asked me to speak to your seminar and address issues related to Read more →
2015 is an important year for Canadians. Sometime before the end of the year we will have a general election to elect a new Parliament and Government of Canada. Yet, Read more →
Post hoc, ergo propter hoc – President Bartlett, West Wing It is what it is, except that it isn’t – Bill Murray, St. Vincent For too long nomination contests Read more →
Notes for remarks to the Rotary Club of West Ottawa When I settled on today’s topic – my experience on Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board, spanning some seven-plus years from Read more →
Can anyone really be surprised by the news that the Conservative Party war room is consumed with developing a detailed plan to disrupt this month’s federal Liberal policy convention in Read more →
We face two critical challenges in Canadian national politics today. First, how do we restore genuine democracy and persuade the 40 per cent of Canadians who sat out the vote Read more →
It is time for Canadians to say enough with the moans and groans from our political leaders and the chattering classes about the dangers of constitutional change and a scary Read more →
What is at the root of the tawdry Senate scandal that is sucking the oxygen out of what is left of Parliament? It is not the illegal expense claims and Read more →
Social networks’ participatory power and our unfettered access to data is transforming politics – and democracy itself. Political influence is shifting away from brokers and elites, and back to the Read more →
The proposed Charter of Quebec Values is rightly criticized both inside and outside Quebec as a cynical ploy by a weak sovereigntist government to create an issue that may help Read more →
As the summer of 2013 accumulates tragedies and sorrows that affect so many Canadians – from the flooding in Alberta to the rail tragedy in Lac Mégantic – instant accusations Read more →
The current scandals enveloping the Senate and the Prime Minister’s Office are simply the most visible symptom of the Conservative government’s approach to managing the nation’s affairs. Stephen Harper leads Read more →
Remarks to LPC(O) Golden Horseshoe Regional Meeting Immigration is about citizenship. We are first and foremost welcoming future citizens. The goal of our immigration system must be to maximize the Read more →