The Harper Decade
The Harper Decade
The Harper Decade
The Harper Decade is a digital series featuring expert commentary on the changes that have occurred in Canada over the past decade of Conservative rule.
Canada Has Changed
Richie Assaly, Amy Sanderson, and Avnish Nanda offer a concluding overview of The Harper Decade, and examine what is at stake on October 19.
Oct 15, 2015
20 min
Impeding Access to Healthcare: Harper’s Crusade Against Harm Reduction
Nazlee Maghsoudi argues that Harper's drug policy and aggressive opposition to harm reduction strategies have put the health and safety of Canadians at risk.
Oct 13, 2015
9 min
La lutte de Stephen Harper contre l’environnement
Face aux changements faits par le premier ministre Stephen Harper en environnement depuis son arrivée à la tête du gouvernement en 2006, Eve Bourgeois discute des répercussions de ces politiques sur la scène nationale et internationale.
Oct 1, 2015
10 min
Foreign Posturing: How does Harper’s foreign policy stack up?
Paul Heinbecker, a Canadian diplomat and former chief foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of Harper's foreign policy record.
Sep 28, 2015
24 min
Under Attack: Canada’s Public Service Under Stephen Harper
Canadian politics scholar Dave Whitson explains how the Harper government's stubborn idealogical distaste for social science has undermined both the effectiveness and spirit of Canada's once robust public service.
Sep 24, 2015
8 min
No history of colonialism? Well, we’ve got one now!
Political philosopher Richard Day offers a stirring overview of the Canadian state's ongoing colonialism, both within our borders and abroad.
Sep 17, 2015
7 min
The Harper Decade: Housing First, but affordable housing last/ La décennie Harper: Logement d’abord, mais logement abordable dernier
Carey Doberstein and Alison Smith argue that the federal government's ambitious plan to tackle homelessness in Canada has been rendered impotent by the pitiful scale of financial investment by the federal government.
Sep 10, 2015
10 min
Harper’s Anti-Politics Machine: Canada’s Mining Industry and International Development Assistance
Trina Moyles shares a personal account of her development experience in Central America, and reports on the harmful environmental and ethical consequences of Canada's international extractive industry.
Sep 3, 2015
11 min
Canada: A Dishonest Broker for Peace in the Middle East
Micha Kurz provides a unique perspective on Canada's controversial embrace of Israel, and its perilous implications for the Palestinian population.
Aug 27, 2015
15 min
A Fierce Attachment: Canada, Israel, Palestine and the Harper Years
University of Western Ontario Professor of Law Michael Lynk weighs in on Canada's increasingly close relationship with the State of Israel.
Aug 25, 2015
18 min
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