Prof. Stewart Prest discusses recent polls of the B.C. Election
Professor Stewart Prest says a recent poll shows a genuine two-horse race between the BC NDP and BC Conservatives. “Where the NDP seem to be coasting toward victory at the start of the year, they now have a genuine fight on their hands.”
Prof. Maxwell Cameron discusses Canada’s approach to the Venezuelan election
Professor Maxwell Cameron says Canada is taking a cautious approach to the political situation in Venezuela after the United States backed Maduro’s opponent.
Prof. Stewart Prest on the Vancouver City Council suspending its integrity commissioner
Professor Stewart Prest says the ABC majority may be looking to sideline the integrity commissioner due to uncomfortable questions being asked about the inner workings of the ABC caucus but by doing so have created a bigger problem.
Prof. Stewart Prest on Vancouver council’s decision to suspend the integrity commissioner’s work
Professor Stewart Prest says the decision to suspend the integrity commissioner’s work will have a detrimental effect on holding public officials accountable and maintaining public trust.
Prof. Stewart Prest on veteran Richmond BC United MLA defecting to BC Conservatives
Professor Stewart Prest explains this defection highlights how effective the BC Conservatives have been in distinguishing themselves as a “big-tent, right-of-centre option for politicians in the province.”
Prof. Paul Quirk on the Republican response to VP Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign
Professor Paul Quirk explains that the closed-door GOP meeting was called in response to statements about Vice President Kamala Harris by Republican house members that were becoming too personal.
Op-ed: Prof. Yves Tiberghien on the Indo-Pacific’s accelerating geopolitics
Professor Yves Tiberghien says we are witnessing a rapidly changing geopolitical environment, with several dangerous hot spots and an acceleration of tit-for-tat dynamics. The prime movers in this situation are China and the U.S.
Op-ed: Prof. Yves Tiberghien on Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly’s Trip to Asia
Professor Yves Tiberghien says it was “definitely a good idea” for Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly to visit Canada’s two key allies in Northeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, in addition to her diplomatic visit to China. The two former countries have long been a focal point of Joly’s diplomacy and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.
Prof. Stewart Prest on Surrey’s legal fight to keep the RCMP
Professor Stewart Prest says Mayor Brenda Locke’s legal fight against the Surrey police transition “was a desire to not be seen to be pushed around by the province and to really try to dig in around this position that they had laid out for themselves during the campaign.” It raises questions of the mayor’s decision making and use of tax payer money.
Prof. Terri Givens on whether the USA ready for a Black woman president
Professor Terri Givens says the rising excitement surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign should increase turnout and help her win the election with the purple states, suburban women and youth votes.