With many facing a false choice between a referendum and electoral reform, we should promote models of referenda that promise the opportunity for change while preserving legitimacy necessary for changing…
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One of Canada's strengths is the legitimacy of its political institutions. The current Liberal proposal to not hold a referendum on their promise of voting reform is crazy in…
We should think carefully about the consequences of appointing experts to cabinet posts. While we would like to live in a world where experts are dispassionate technocrats, reality isn't…
Only the House of Representatives has the ability to appropriate money, but the Executive Branch is the one doing the spending and the one seen as being at fault for…