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Green Party unveils rebrand with green dot emoji

The Green Party has re-evolved with a fresh new logo and look: a green dot that is also an emoji on most mobile phones. Co-leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault headed the Feb. 18 press conference unveiling the party’s first major re-brand in more than 25 years. Green MP Mike Morrice also attended the press […]

Senator Patrick Brazeau doing 100 push-ups a day for mental health awareness

Non-affiliated Senator Patrick Brazeau is proving he’s not too posh to push as he’s doing the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Push-Up Challenge for the second year in a row.  Though the Quebec Senator and member of the Algonquin community of Kitigan Zibi concedes that rising to this year’s challenge was easy. “I started last year, […]

Liberals to hold French and English leaders’ debates Feb. 24, Feb. 25 in Montreal

TUESDAY, FEB. 18 Lunch: ‘Trade Wars and Canada’—Canada’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul, who’s now a principal at GT & Co., and a member of the prime minister’s Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, will deliver remarks on “Trade Wars and Canada: Finding Solutions in Uncertain Times,” a lunch event hosted by the C. D. Howe […]

Rudderless in the storm: the crisis of adaptability in Canadian governance

This century’s remaining decades will be challenging for Canadian governments. The effects of the climate emergency will be intense and complex. Geopolitical tensions are likely to persist, and the internal stability of the four big powers seems likely to decay. The way to avoid state failure is by enhancing the adaptability of the Canadian government system.