Is Finland a model for Canada to counter disinformation?
The reported absence of significant attacks will likely continue to fuel the belief in democratic policy circles that Finland is a shining example other countries should follow in the fight against disinformation. But how practical is the hope that Finland can be a beacon for other democracies? Ecologically speaking, not very.
From power corridors to fiction world: former deputy minister Sheikh pens second novel
Munir Sheikh shared his upcoming book’s message and memories of working with now-Prime Minister Mark Carney as bureaucrats at Finance.
Q&A | New five-per-cent NATO target ‘achievable’ if Canada is ‘smart about it,’ says David Perry
Canada has pledged to meet the new NATO target of spending five per cent of GDP on defence.
MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Globe columnist Andrew Coyne who offers a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system in his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy
In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and how the shortcomings in Canada’s electoral system are putting a squeeze on democracy. It’s not pretty.
Author says Canada’s ability to scale up companies involves fixing problems with corporate governance in Western economies
The following is an excerpt from Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance, by Bryce C. Tingle, shortlisted for this year’s Donner Prize, one of the best public policy books of the year.
Authors dig deep into government’s response to COVID-19
The following is an excerpt from Seized by Uncertainty: The Markets, Media, and Special Interests That Shaped Canada’s Response to COVID-19, which is one of five finalists for the 2024 Donner Prize for the best public policy book of the year.
Kelly looks at how governments react to judicial invalidation in Constraining the Court
The following is an excerpt from Constraining the Court: Judicial Power in Policy Implementation in the Charter Era, one of five books shortlisted for the 2025 Donner Prize, the best public policy book of the year.
‘This is a book about gender-based violence, with a focus on intimate partner abuse,’ says Donner-nominated author of And Sometimes They Kill You
The following is an excerpt from And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence, by Pamela Cross, nominated for this year’s Donner Prize, one the best public policy books of the year.
Poilievre is a ‘classic political ripper,’ says author of new bestselling biography
Mark Bourrie says Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre is as much about the failings of modern political parties and the Canadian media as it is about Pierre Poilievre.
Fiscal Choices takes a sober look at economic dimensions of pandemic
The following is an excerpt from Michael M. Atkinson and Haizen Mou’s, Fiscal Choices: Canada After the Pandemic, one of the five finalists for this year’s Donner Prize, the best public policy book of the year.
