February 10th 2020 - Politics - Voegelin View

Ordered Liberty: The Origins and Development of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Political Thought

Ordered Liberty: The Origins and Development of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Political Thought

The dust has finally settled following the 2015 federal election. A new government has been sworn in. Outgoing Parliamentarians have departed. A leadership race to select the permanent Official Opposition Leader will soon commence. A Speech from the Throne is…

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January 30th 2020 - Politics - CBC

How the Harper model worked, and why it’s now broken

How the Harper model worked, and why it’s now broken

The Conservative Party of Canada is now in the early stages of a leadership selection process.  This is the result of a number of factors, the most important of which is the desire by Conservatives — particularly Western Conservatives — to see…

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November 21st 2019 - Alberta - CBC

How Alberta’s proposed ‘fair deal’ plan could cut separatism off at the knees

How Alberta’s proposed ‘fair deal’ plan could cut separatism off at the knees

A key to our future, found in our past. In recent days, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney struck a committee that will study a number of provocative ideas in his self-avowed quest for a “fair deal” for Alberta. These ideas will…

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May 7th 2018 - Family - Ontario 360

Child and Maternity/Parental Benefits – Transition Briefing

Child and Maternity/Parental Benefits – Transition Briefing

Each year in Ontario, families welcome 150,000 children by birth or adoption.  One of the most pressing public policy challenges facing these families is managing the exit from, and re-entrance to, the labour force when they have a child.

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July 16th 2016 - Alberta - Edmonton Journal

No reason Alberta political parties should feel legally barred from merger

No reason Alberta political parties should feel legally barred from merger

It is difficult for political parties to merge in Alberta because it is impossible for them to transfer assets to each other. This is the conclusion of numerous anti unite-the-right activists and commentators. They base this on recent comments from Glen Resler, Alberta’s…

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