In 2002, nearly 20,000 teachers across Alberta went on strike to protest low salaries and large class sizes. After nearly three weeks, then Premier Ralph Klein and his cabinet passed emergency legislation ordering the teachers back to work. At the time, I was in the seventh grade. All I could have told anyone about […]
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(Dis)honour of the Crown: Truth and Reconciliation Day and Residential Schools
Many of us will recall our primary school education and the well-intentioned teachers who taught us that Canada is a nation founded jointly by the French and English. The various conflicts, treaties, and miscellaneous politicking between them, we were told, culminated in a small meeting in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in 1864. At that meeting, […]
Fright Club: Active Clubs and White Nationalism in Canada
In the 1999 film, Fight Club, the disaffected protagonist, portrayed by Edward Norton, meets a charismatic soap salesman, portrayed by Brad Pitt. The pair bond over their shared enjoyment of violence, eventually founding the “Fight Club”, an underground fighting ring where its male members are invited to express their feelings of frustration and disillusionment […]
Trump v. Higher Education: Funding, Control, and Academic Freedom
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. […]
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 […]
