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C'est à l'écart des projecteurs des médias que la plus récente manche du débat sur le droit à l'autodétermination du Québec s'est ouverte le mois dernier. Au terme de presque [...]

Lorsqu'il a brigué la succession de Jack Layton à la direction du NPD fédéral, en 2012, le député de la Colombie-Britannique Nathan Cullen avait défendu l'idée d'une alliance entre le [...]

The author looks at the influence and popularity of Canadian politician and leader of the Liberal Party Justin Trudeau. Trudeau is the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau. She discusses the Québec political party Bloc québécois and its hopes regarding Trudeau's political rise, his reception among Canadian voters and how they identify with him, and the rising popularity of Canadian Minister of immigration Jason Kenney.

The article presents an overview of the state of the Canadian Supreme Court and discusses its political influence in the administration of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The author comments on majority conservative judge relations, their relations with the government, and the controversy concerning Harper's nomination of judge Marc Nadon in the fall of 2013.

The author reflects on Canadian and Québécois investigative and parliamentary journalists who become politicians such as Canadian senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin and how the controversy involving their questionable spending habits overshadows the reputation of political journalism. She also notes how journalists in charge of reporting political activities accept prestigious political posts without going through an election process and mentions Canadian General Governor Adrienne Clarkson as an example.

The author focuses on Canadian politician from Québec Denis Coderre, recounts the first time she met him during the summer of 1990, and discusses his plan to run as mayor for the city of Montréal, Québec, in the fall on 2013 and how his past experiences could shape his role as mayor. She also mentions his promotion as Minister of immigration by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in 2002 and his rivalry with Québécois politician Martin Cauchon.

The article presents an overview of the unpopularity of the government of Premier of Québec and leader of the Parti Québécois Pauline Marois since her election in September 2012. The lack of popularity of Marois's projects, such as a new chart of the French language in Québec and her objective of a zero deficit is emphasized. A comparison between her policy and this of Canadian politician Bob Rae in the 1990s is drawn.

The author discusses the question of abortion among members of the Canadian Parliament. Particular focus is given to motion 408, which concerns the discrimination against women during sex-selective abortions, proposed by anti-abortion representative Mark Warawa and the gag order imposed by the administration of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The author focuses on Canadian Liberal politician Bob Rae and Canadian politician and former Prime Minister of Québec Jean Charest. She comments on how the elections in May 2013 changed their political trajectories and briefly discusses Rae's political career, including being the leader of the New Democratic Party (NPD). Both politicians' engagement for Canada and Québec is also mentioned.

The author focuses on Thomas Mulcair, the leader of the Canadian political New Democratic Party, or Nouveau Parti Démocratique (NPD), and discusses NPD's position in Canadian public opinion polls. It is suggested that Mulcair is showing his potential as a future prime minister. NPD's changing philosophy and the strong presence of French-Canadians in the party are also mentioned.

The author discusses Canadian women prime ministers as of 2013 including Ontario Prime Minister Kathleen Wynne, British Colombia Prime Minister Christy Clark, Québec Prime Minister Pauline Marois, and Alberta Prime Minister Alison Redford. She advances that the growing influence of women in politics is linked to a trend toward a new and more civil power and notes that Canada's political elites and their traditional networks are losing control.

The article presents a 2013 political forecasting for Canada. It is the author's view that in 2013 most local governments will be ruled by the Liberal Party, particularly after the elections in Ontario and Quebec. Other topics mentioned include elections to the parliament, changes of cabinet officers, and work of the Charbonneau Commission on the investigation of corrupt practices in Canadian construction industry.

The article focuses on Canadian politician Justin Trudeau who is campaigning to become leader of the Canadian liberal party Parti libéral du Canada (PLC) and is the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. It discusses the impact of his political campaigns and Canadian politicians rallying to his cause such as Daniel Gagnier and Stéphane Dion.

The article discusses the state of the French language in the province of Québec and in Canada in the year 2012. Topics mentioned include a rising number of allophones whose first language is neither English nor French, statistics showing the growing popularity of French immersion classes in elementary or high school, and comments made by Canadian politician Preston Manning on the future usefulness of the French language.

The article presents the author's views on political conditions in Canada as of November 2012, with a focus on a comparison of Canadian public opinion toward U.S. President Barack Obama in contrast to attitudes toward Canadian President Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative Party. Topics include changing Canadian attitudes toward Obama since his presidential campaign in 2008; the Canadian media's support of Obama; and a comparison of the administrations of Obama and Harper.

The article presents the author's views regarding the administration of Canadian Premier Pauline Marois as of November 2012, with a focus on a possible alliance between Canadian political parties the PLQ (Parti Libéral du Québec) and the CAQ (Coalition pour l'Avenir du Québec) against Marois. Topics include elections in Canada; leadership of the PLQ and CAQ; and fiscal policy and public budgets in Canada.

A opinion is presented in which the author discusses former Québec Prime Minister Jean Charest. She discusses his attitude despite not being reelected prime minister on September 4, 2012, which she attributes to his personality, and his political career which includes running in nine political campaigns, including four at the federal level and five in Québec. Also discussed are Charest's political impact and what his future holds.

The article presents an opinion in which the author focuses on legislators under the age of 35 in Québec. Québécoise politician Pauline Marois, the political party Nouveau parti démocratique (NPD), and Canadian politician Thomas Mulcair are discussed. Additional topics include former student leader and Québécois politician Léo Bureau-Blouin and several Québec political parties including Parti libéral du Québec (PLQ) and Québec solidaire.

The article presents an overview of the important milestones of the Canadian political life in the first semester of 2012. Topics include the 2012 student protests in Québec, details on the composition of the federal budget, and the end of the military intervention in Afghanistan. The demands of labor unions in Ontario are mentioned.

The article discusses the consequences of the constitutional change of the Canadian constitution decided in November 1981. Topics mentioned include the fact that the politicians who voted for the patriation, including Pierre Elliott Trudeau, had no idea of the positive repercussions of their vote, and the improvements of the minorities' life in the country since.