In the months since assuming office in early 2025, the Trump administration has launched a multi-front assault on elite American universities. This assault has seen billions of dollars cut from federal funding grants, demands for governmental oversight of admissions practices, and even review of curriculum relating to the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. […]
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The Legal Obligations of Individuals and Citizens Concerning Prospective Improvements in Ukraine
This article is authored by Dr. Olha Chernovol* *Postdoctoral Fellow in the Droit civil section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa *Fellow and Member of the Scholar at Risk Program at […]
The Concept of Military Duty for Individuals and Citizens in Ukraine
This article is authored by Dr. Olha Chernovol* *Postdoctoral Fellow in the Droit civil section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa *Fellow and Member of the Scholar at Risk Program at uOttawa […]
Retired–ish: When Supreme Court Justices Leave the Bench
Imagine you’ve spent decades building your career. Finally, you are chosen from among your peers for the highest position in your field. Then, on your 75th birthday, you’re forced to retire. What would you do with yourself? Would you go quietly into retirement and spend time with your family? Would you start a job […]
The Wild, Wild West: The Spectre of Alberta Separatism, Oil, and Identity
‘Separatism’ is something of a ‘dirty’ word in Canadian politics. While often associated with Quebec’s tumultuous political landscape shaped by the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s and culminating in a number of (failed) referendums, the idea of exiting the Canadian Federation has also long appealed to a few Albertans. Citing the province’s supposed conservative […]
The Legal Framework Governing the Duties of Individuals and Citizens of Ukraine
This article is authored by Dr. Olha Chernovol* *Postdoctoral Fellow in the Droit Civil Section, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. […]
Making Sense from Nonsense: Conservative Criticism of the CBC
In the years since its founding in 1936, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC/Radio-Canada), has become as symbolically Canadian as ice hockey, maple syrup, and poutine. The CBC has entered our homes and joined us as we celebrated national victories and sat with us as we grieved national losses. Indeed, it would likely be difficult to […]
The Steep Price of Free Thought? Politics, Independence, and Dissent
In the early lines of Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston, the novel’s free-thinking protagonist, writes, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.” After Winston had been captured, tortured, and rendered completely submissive to state authority, the line is re-stated, albeit with a different conclusion. As he sat quietly in a café, Winston […]
Wild Rose Country: Politics, Premiers, and Alberta’s Antagonism
Alberta’s political leaders have a lengthy history of quarrelling with Ottawa. While the ability of many of Alberta’s Premiers to frustrate and annoy federal political leaders of all stripes has taken a humorous (though somewhat crass) tone at times, the conduct is often tethered to larger political claims of seeking to protect the province’s […]
Prime Minister Carney and the Undemocratic Features of Canadian Democracy
After serving as Canadian Prime Minister for nearly a decade, Justin Trudeau announced his resignation in early January 2025. This announcement triggered an internal Liberal Party leadership race. While a number of party members tossed their hats into the ring, on March 9, 2025, Mark Carney was voted in as the new Liberal leader […]
