Canadian Policy

Published June 8, 2015, in the Waterloo Region Record. 

What are we going to do with the dear old Senate?

The appointed upper house has graduated from being a political anachronism to a national embarrassment. Under attack by the auditor general and investigation by the RCMP – and abandoned by their patron, the prime minister – senators now expend their energy trying to cover their sorry butts.

Published by Christopher Alcantara and Michael Morden in the May 2015 issue of Policy Options.

Published Apr. 30, 2015, in the Winnipeg Free Press.

Published Apr. 20, 2015, in the Waterloo Region Record.

This advice is not for the faint of heart, but if you have a spare loonie or two, you might plunk them down on a modest wager: that Stephen Harper will call a general election by early summer.

Published Apr. 9, 2015, in the Winnipeg Free Press and the Waterloo Region Record.