Other Politics

Last night my wife and I attended the annual Donner Prize Dinner for the best book pubilshed that year on Canadian public policy.  My co-authored book with Tom Flanagan and Andre Le Dressay was shortlisted many years ago and ever since, we've been invited to the dinner.

It's actually a pretty fun event. Great appetizers.  Excellent dinners.  An an open bar.  Usually interesting dinner mates (this time we were seated with Carolyn Tuohy, Chad Gadfield, and my most excellent colleague, Andy Sancton).  Talk about an academics' dream (we dream small)!

This week, Christopher Alcantara wrote about some of the oddities of seniority when it comes to teachers in Ontario.

Laurier is searching for a new president.

There's an online survey we can take, provided by the HR consulting firm Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette, that asks (among other things) what "must have" qualities a president should have, and whether we have any ideas for potential candidates?

There has been a revival of interest in Bernie Sanders' campaign because of a recent string of successful state wins. However the obstacles he faces in trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination are substantial.

Two starkly different sets of images emerged in recent days of the state of politics in 2016. Both claim to reflect reality, and, to an extent, both do.