Democratic Institutions and Processes
Some are More Equal than Others: Canadian Political Representation in Comparative Context
March 23, 2010
This Mowat Note finds that violations of rep-by-pop are significantly greater in Canada than in other comparable federations around the world.
The Principle of Representation by Population in Canadian Federal Politics
March 22, 2010
A Mowat Paper by Andrew Sancton provides evidence that, despite Canada’s clear constitutional commitment to rep-by-pop among the provinces, deviations from this principle are today far greater than at any time in Canada’s history.
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Analysis and Opinion
The Census: A Compromise and the Seeds of Long-Term Change
Arthur Sweetman & Herb Emery
As the provincial premiers gather for the Council of the Federation meeting in Winnipeg, there is undoubtedly...
Ideology, Autonomy and the Census
Debra Thompson
After Tony Clement announced that the census long-form would now be voluntary, the Conservative government’s...
Securities Reform: Will Region Trump Reason?
Joshua Hjartarson
George Orwell famously quipped that the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent...
