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Feature Interview: The politics of climate
As the dust settles after Canada’s marathon 78-day federal election campaign, post mortems are being done on the issues that did, and didn’t, resonate with Canadians. Everything from the Syrian refugee...
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Justin Trudeau faces delicate balancing act in naming cabinet
Prime minister designate Justin Trudeau speaks to suppoters at a welcome rally in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct.20, 2015. © PC/Adrian Wyld Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau is facing a daunting task as...
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Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canada’s 23rd prime minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks in front of his cabinet outside Rideau Hall after a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. © CBC Justin Trudeau has been sworn in as Canada’s 23rd prime...
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Long-form census is coming back
Canada’s new government is bringing back the mandatory long-form census. The day after being sworn in to office, the new minister of innovation, science and economic development Navdeep Singh Bains...
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Rebuild science after ‘lost decade’: ex-diplomat
Canada’s global brand has been damaged by the former Canadian government’s “ill-conceived ‘war on science’ and rejection of evidence-based policy and decision-making,” writes former diplomat Daryl...
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A look back at who and what made news in 2015
A look back at 2015 through the prism of Radio Canada International reportage finds two names dominating the news: Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. For Mr. Trudeau, 2015 was a very good year, as good...
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Alaska, COP21& the Arctic Council: 2015 Year in Review (Part 2)
2015 has drawn to a close which means Eye on the Arctic is looking back at the year’s news and events with some of our experts from around the globe. That’s when we check in with them for their views...
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Awareness campaign and challenge to Canadian “security” bill C-51
It’s known more commonly as “the anti-terrorism act” and was passed into law last year by the former Conservative government. Bill C-51’s official, long and complicated name is, “An Act to enact the...
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Canadian Parliament resumes with new government
Although Canada’s new government was elected in October and did sit briefly before the Christmas/New Year break, today, January 25th, marks the first full sitting of Parliament. Prime Minister Justin...
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NDP president says party played too safe in election
The president of Canada’s left-wing New Democratic Party says the party fell from the official opposition to third-party status in last October’s election because the party played things too safe....
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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau frank and funny with Katie Couric
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau shared her views on everything from breastfeeding to women in politics with American journalist Katie Couric in an interview released today on Yahoo. Displaying the candour that...
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Political party rejects leader, suffers division
The New Democratic Party voted to change leaders during a divisive policy convention on the weekend of April 9-10, 2016. The NDP is the farthest left of Canada’s major political parties, although a...
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Youth vote played a big role in election win: poll
A coalition of students groups says young voters were critical to the Liberal party’s majority victory in Canada’s October 2015 election based on a survey it commissioned from Abacus Data. Canadians...
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Youth voter turnout up sharply in 2015 election
The Liberal Party spent more than four times than the Conservatives did on digital advertising and voter contact in last October’s federal election, and it appears that paid off. The Liberals were...
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