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Operative Words

Behind the campaign curtain

Snuffed Torch

Can the Olympic myth survive?

Lax Americana

What happens if Donald Trump returns to the White House?

Anna Esselment

Anna Esselment is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. Her research and teaching interests include Canadian institutions, campaigns and elections, political marketing, and intergovernmental relations.

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Muted Voices

Holding governments accountable is getting a whole lot harder January–February 2015
I teach hundreds of students about Canadian government and politics every year. They are young and bright, and when I ask for a show of hands from those who might one day consider running for election, there is always an eager handful. One of the best parts of my job is to encourage them toward public…