Stephen Harper’s veiled attack on religious freedom
February 18, 2015
Professor Clifford Orwin has penned a sharply-worded op-ed in today’s Globe and Mail that addresses the issue of whether people should be forced to remove their niqab or face covering upon taking the oath of Canadian citizenship. To read the entire article, please click here. Orwin subsequently appeared on TVO’s The Agenda to defend his […]
Haddow in the media
February 12, 2015
Professor Rodney Haddow appeared on yesterday’s CTV (Toronto) Evening News to discuss the recent crossing of the floor by MP Eve Adams. Haddow notes that Adams faces an uphill climb in her mission to become a Liberal candidates, let alone MP for the riding of Eglinton-Lawrence in the 2015 federal election. To watch the story, […]
The 2015 Greek Election and the Future of Europe
February 10, 2015
This Friday, several professors from the department will be participating in a panel discussion on this year’s election in Greece and its implications on the future of Europe. The talk will take place at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Room 108N, North House, 1 Devonshire Place. To register for this topical discussion, please click […]
Canada’s 2008 election offers lessons for 2015 vote
February 9, 2015
As Wiseman notes, trying to predict the results of elections is a largely futile exercise. That said, if this year’s federal election produces another Conservative minority, “the first lesson that should be drawn from the case of 2008 is that the opposition parties will be hard-pressed to bring down a minority government at a time […]
Congrats to Professor Stein
February 3, 2015
Yesterday, the University of Toronto announced the appointment of Professor Janice Gross Stein as the senior Presidential Advisor on International Initiatives for a two-year term. Beginning on March 1, 2015, Stein will work to build partnerships with international organizations to benefit the University’s staff and students. To read more about this prestigious role, please read […]
19 weeks ago, 43 Mexican students disappeared. What happened?
January 30, 2015
Professor Judith Teichman is quoted in a story posted today on GlobalNews.ca that addresses lack of government action surrounding the 43 still-missing Mexican college students. In the article, Teichman says that the current political climate in Mexico should be an item of concern for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. “Things are going to hell in […]
Is the NDP Manitoba’s Natural Governing Party?
January 29, 2015
That’s the question that Professor Nelson Wiseman examines in an op-ed published in today’s Winnipeg Free Press. Although he stops short of predicting a victory for the province’s New Democrats in the next election, he does indicate that the provincial political culture appears to be strongly linked with the ‘orange’ party. To read Wiseman’s piece, […]
Stopping Putin in Ukraine
January 26, 2015
Professor Aurel Braun has penned an op-ed in today’s Globe and Mail. The piece says that U.S. President Barack Obama needs to offer more than rhetoric to stop Putin in Ukraine. To read his piece, please click this link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/to-stop-putin-in-ukraine-obama-must-offer-more-than-rhetoric/article22634283/
Remembering Walter Berns
January 23, 2015
The Department of Political Science is sad to announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Walter Berns, who died last Saturday at his home in Maryland at the age of 95. Professor Berns’ obituary has been published in The New York Times. Please take a moment to read it here and remember a scholar who made […]
Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence
January 22, 2015
The Department of Political Science fêted some of the finest work from our undergraduate students last evening at our annual awards reception. “The academic successes we celebrated reflect the commitments of many,” said Professor Louis Pauly, who is chair of the department. “Yet again, they testified to the high quality of our students, the calibre […]