Reading Time: 9 minutesThe complex dynamics of the Canada-U.S. bilateral relationship In 1969, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau described the relationship between Canada and the United States in a memorable analogy. “Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it …
Reading Time: 4 minutesCanada is a country rich in demographics — and a diverse age-range of voters is just one example of that. However, some age groups seem to be less represented in the democratic process than others — namely, the voting-age youth.
Reading Time: 4 minutesA debate featuring the all-female slate of candidates in the Ottawa Centre riding for the upcoming federal election drew hundreds to the Glebe Community Centre Wednesday night. The candidates debated climate change, Indigenous rights and the opioid crisis, among other topics.
Reading Time: 11 minutesIs party discipline a necessarily Canadian political institution or is suffocating the democratic process?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Candidates need to rethink how they communicate and prioritize community connection along with issues that really matter to the younger generations, especially climate change.
Reading Time: 3 minutesStephanie Mercier is a U of O common law student and former athlete on the Gee-Gees women’s hockey and rugby teams.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe budget addresses many hot-button issues on campus, including student loan costs.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“We’ve seen quite a buildup (in membership). So to be able to actually organize and host conferences like this—That’s a big deal.”
Reading Time: 8 minutesHow the NAFTA became the USMCA.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPatricia Reed tackles the world in a visual arts lecture series about art, writing, and international challenges.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOttawa has two universities and a college, which means there are plenty of students who, if they get politically engaged, can make a real difference and work as a powerful voting block. The student voice needs to be heard in this city, and the ballot box is a great way to do so.
Reading Time: 6 minutesScandal and criticism are not new to the SFUO. For those of you who have just arrived at the U of O, let’s take a trip down memory lane.
Reading Time: 3 minutesStudent and university politics don’t stop just because the school year does.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Fulcrum reached out to the leaders of our campus’ major political party groups to ask what each thought about the future of Canada’s environmental policy, and why their party will provide what’s needed.
Reading Time: 9 minutesIt’s not every student that will embark on a 10-year journey to see their idea passed by Parliament, but every student can effect political change right now. Hopefully, some of the lessons Grosman learned on her journey to passing a bill will inform and inspire you to be a driver of real political change—no matter how heavy your class schedule is.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe global impact of the upcoming French election.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf a candidate’s political campaign has boiled down exclusively to their fame, it may be worth asking if they are really qualified for the position of prime minister in the first place.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I’m so excited to learn everything about this important issue. I haven’t been able to find a job for nearly three years and now I understand why.”—Colleen McCafferty, third-year political science student.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter the 53rd recount, it dawned on election officials that while many ballots had been submitted, none of them had any names marked down. One ballot did have the words “Bernie for prez!” scrawled on it, but it was marked as spoiled.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAssuming that businesses have a responsibility to follow the political consensus, no matter how much sense that consensus makes, is dangerous.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the wake of his first official meeting with Trump on Monday, how should Trudeau tackle this diplomatic minefield going forward?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn this issue of “On the Hill” Raghad Khalil will take you behind the scenes in the lives of three U of O student political staffers, two current and one former.
Reading Time: 3 minutesJasmine van Schouwen is a law student at the University of Ottawa who first applied to participate in the conference last year and will be representing the Kanata-Carleton riding.
Reading Time: 4 minutesPeople in power must be aware and responsible for the influence and impact their rhetoric has, especially in tense times.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Oct. 31, the University of Ottawa New Democratic Party (UONDP) hosted a roundtable discussion with Andrea Horwath, leader of the Ontario NDP.
