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Sylvia Bashevkin sees setbacks for women’s rights under the Conservative government

September 22, 2010

Speaking in 1987, Margaret Thatcher offered the following governance tip to her fellow leaders: “To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.” Last spring, Stephen Harper, unrolling his G-8 maternal health proposal, heeded her advice.

David Cameron has been named a Fellow of the Forum of Federations

October 07, 2010

David Cameron, the chair of the Forum of Federations’ program committee, has been named a Fellow of the organization.

Sylvia Bashevkin discusses the low level of representation of women in Canadian parliament in the Globe and Mail

October 13, 2010

Think of a country where the majority of citizens are relegated to just a fifth of the seats in the government. Think of Canada.

Nearly 90 years after Agnes MacPhail became the country’s first female MP, women have failed to gain more than a secondary role in the halls of power.

Ron Deibert to head new Security Studies centre

October 14, 2010

University Professor Janice Stein, director of U of T’s Munk School of Global Affairs, announced the appointment of Professor Ron Deibert as the inaugural director of the Canada Centre for Security Studies.

Chris Cochrane joins faculty of UTSC

August 25, 2010

University of Toronto, Scarborough, welcomes a new Assistant Professor, Christopher Cochrane. Dr Cochrane has a Ph.D. in political science from U of T, a Master’s degree in political science from McGill, and a Bachelor’s degree in political science and history from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB.

Canadians get the Question Period they deserve, writes Nelson Wiseman in the Globe and Mail

August 30, 2010

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a parliamentary delegation from one of the newly independent Baltic states visited Ottawa to observe Canada’s democratic institutions in action. As is common for such groups, they were ushered into Question Period, Parliament’s most extensively covered activity.

Professor Stephen Clarkson appointed to the Order of Canada

July 07, 2010

On June 30, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced that Professor Stephen Clarkson was among the 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Prof. Clarkson has been named a Member of the Order of Canada.

Ramin Jahanbegloo featured in Trinity Magazine

July 19, 2010

Professor Ramin Jahanbegloo is interviewed in the Summer 2010 issue of Trinity Magazine. He discusses the meaning of a “civilized society” and shares his thoughts on his 2006 imprisonment for political reasons.

Moses (failing to get to the Promised Land), alabaster sculpture by Ronald Beiner

Three original works of art donated to Political Science lounge

August 13, 2010

Visitors to the Political Science lounge will have noticed some recent aesthetic improvements in the form of three works of art, which were recently donated by the artists. One of the sculptures is by Prof. Ronald Beiner, Professor and Chair at UTM. The other two pieces, a ceramic sculpture and a wall mural, are by Prof.

51 Division Constables Robyn Court, left, and Brent Larmour, right, speak with people near Seaton House, Toronto’s largest homeless shelter. Experts are struggling to explain why the crime rate is down in Toronto and the rest of Canada

Patricia McCarney hopes to keep cities database in Toronto

June 07, 2010

Do cities that have the most police officers have the least violent crime? What’s the typical voter turnout for city elections around the world? Do cities with high densities have high transit ridership?

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