What’s Missing in the New Federal Climate-Change Plan?
Douglas Macdonald examines what impact the Thorne speech might have on Canada’s climate and energy policies going forward.
October 15, 2020
Political Science
Environmental Politics in an Ever-Changing Political Context
We reached out to Andrea Olive, author of The Canadian Environment in Political Context and asked her about the changes that have taken place in Canadian environmental politics since the release of the first edition back in 2015.
August 12, 2020
Canadian Federalism: Performing amidst the Pandemic
Canadian Federalism is Canada’s leading text on federal institutions and processes. We asked editors Herman Bakvis and Grace Skogstad to look at the potential effects COVID-19 will have on Canadian federalism.
July 6, 2020
How to Be an Environmental Steward
In today’s contribution to the University Press Week Blog Tour (November 4-8), our Publisher’s Representative, Alex Keys, shares some advice on how to be an environmental steward.
November 6, 2019
Finding Our Way: The Future of Canada’s China Strategy
Amidst rising tensions over trade and technology, Living with China author Wendy Dobson’s curiosity changed to alarm as she watched Canada get caught up in the growing antagonism between its two largest trading partners. Learn what led to her new book – and why she’s urging Canadians to up their game with a solid strategy.
September 4, 2019
Canada at the Polls 2019: A New Mandate?
Authors of the forthcoming Absent Mandate discuss the upcoming Canadian federal election: what we can expect to see? Has anything really changed since elections back in 1965? And are Canadian electoral politics now following a new, or even unfamiliar, path?
July 17, 2019
Retracing the Steps of Mackenzie King in Nazi-Era Berlin
How will future generations judge Canada’s relationships with today’s global community? Author Robert Teigrob shares how a walk through the city streets of Berlin left him pondering this question, and sparked the idea for a new book.
May 22, 2019
The Right Side of History: The Political Urgency Needed in Addressing Climate Change
Author Peter Stoett writes about his attendance at the Planetary Security Conference in the Netherlands and why these conferences reflect the political urgency currently attached to climate change.
May 15, 2019
Beneath the Surface: Finding Common Ground in Canada’s Most Distinctive Province
Robert Calderisi offers an intimate look into the sensitivities and strengths of Quebec, a society that has grown accustomed to being misunderstood.
May 8, 2019
The Politics of Policymaking in Canada
Author Jared J. Wesley discusses his own experience of working as a public servant, and how The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada came to fruition.
April 4, 2019