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Referendum Trudeau

He campaigned in poetry but governed in prose

Rinkside Reading

What does hockey’s literature say about the sport?

Alarm Bells

Fort McMurray and fires hence

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…