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Governance

Leader of the Opposition Erin O’Toole speaks with members of the media as he arrives for the first party caucus since the federal election on Oct. 5, 2021. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

Reform Act allows MPs to assert true independence

The key to rebalancing this relationship long term is that these formal mechanisms help to reshape the political culture.

Ben Woodfinden - Posted on October 19, 2021
The Senate is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
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Turn the Senate back into Canada's house of memory

Creeping independence is making our partisan politics weaker and our politicians dumber.

Ken Boessenkool - Posted on October 14, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as he's joined by Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna, left, and Chair of the Board of the Canada Infrastructure Bank Michael Sabia, right, during a press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 1, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

So who is running the government right now?

It might seem odd to leave a subjective decision like this in the hands of the prime minister. He may, after all, be biased.

Stuart Thomson, L. Graeme Smith and Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on October 8, 2021
Real estate for sale signs are shown in Oakville, Ont., on Wednesday, Nov.18, 2020. Richard Buchan/The Canadian Press.
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Geoff Sigalet: No housing plan is effective without the provinces

Over the coming days, The Hub will publish mandate letters for the incoming cabinet ministers that set out a series of bold policy prescriptions that would cumulatively tilt Canadian politics…

Geoff Sigalet - Posted on October 4, 2021
Conservative MP Mike Lake stands to deliver a statement in House of Commons. Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press.
Hub Interview

MP Mike Lake on how to use every waking minute to get things done

In this Hub Dialogue, part of our new policy in action series, The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer speaks to Mike Lake, the member of parliament for the riding of Edmonton — Wetaskiwin.

Conservative MP Dan Albas rises during question period Nov.1, 2018. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.
Hub Interview

MP Dan Albas wants to shake up the status quo on student loans

In this Hub Dialogue, editor-at-large Sean Speer speaks to Dan Albas, the Conservative shadow minister of environment and climate change, about his plan to help young Canadians pay off their student loans.

Andrew Scheer speaks during a press conference in Regina on Thursday July 30, 2020. Michael Bell/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

Royce Koop: Beware the Tory syndrome

The Tory Syndrome therefore led to a vicious cycle: the party’s infighting resulted in part from a lack of power, and in turn made it even more difficult to win.

Royce Koop - Posted on June 24, 2021
The ground in front of Parliament Hill's Centre Block is excavated for the building of the new welcome centre. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.
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Sean Speer: Centre Block’s massive price tag shows Canadian life is mired in red tape

We now find ourselves in the odd company of the Slovak Republic and other former communist states when it comes to the efficiency and expectedness of our regulatory processes. This isn’t generally a good sign.

Sean Speer - Posted on June 24, 2021
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Richard Wagner speaks during a news conference on June 17, 2021. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.
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Joanna Baron: Without a Governor General, Canada lacks institutional independence

The media has mostly been silent about the risks posed by the Governor General vacuum to our institutional independence and legitimacy. Have they failed to grasp the risk to institutional independence and legitimacy occasioned by Richard Wagner’s tenure as acting Governor General?

Joanna Baron - Posted on June 23, 2021
Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks during the opening night of the federal conservative leadership convention  on May 26, 2017. Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press.
Hub Interview

Michael Chong rejects the argument Canada is an ‘inherently racist country’

In this Hub Dialogue, editor-at-large Sean Speer speaks to Michael Chong, the Conservative shadow minister of foreign affairs.

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