The Crashing Pink Tide
by Daniel Blazekovic Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro maintains a substantial lead over his leftist rival Fernando Haddad in the lead-up to an October 28th run-off vote. Bolsonaro’s rise […]
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Mexico’s Upcoming Election: A New Era in Mexican Politics and its Implications for the Survival of NAFTA
by Daniel Blazekovic In July 2006, Mexican politician Andrés Manuel López Obrador – often abbreviated to AMLO – lost the presidency of Mexico by less than 250,000 votes in a […]
Friend or Foe: Educationally Assortative Marriages
Shane Senécal-Tremblay Wealth inequality, or the uneven distribution of financial assets among citizens, is a subject that has gained significant traction as of late. Following the Occupy movement and the […]
Climate Change and the Rise of the Environmental Migrant
James Drummond Canada has come under much scrutiny in recent weeks for its lack of commitment to climate change initiatives. Prime Minister Stephen Harper skipped out on annual climate change talks, […]
Why Canada Needs an Official Development Policy Framework
James Nelson For the last 24 years, the Government of Canada has made the first week of February International Development Week. This year’s theme, “We are Making a Difference,” encourages […]
It’s Time Canada Talks Turks and Caicos
Matteo Pirri Maybe it’s the consistent -30° temperatures, or maybe it was that ice storm that jeopardized my family Christmas dinner, or perhaps it’s the revelation that ‘frost quakes’ and […]
