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When Terror Came to Canada

The response to the FLQ crisis remains controversial five decades later

A Neglected Pledge

Moving beyond apologies

The Nobel of Numbers

How a Hamilton native played mathematical peacemaker after World War One

Charles Paul Hoffman

Charles Paul Hoffman is a doctoral candidate in civil law at the McGill University Institute of Comparative Law.

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The Fix Is In

Exploring the role of gerrymandering in Canadian political history May 2016
In the lead-up to the 2015 federal election, Justin Trudeau made a significant promise: if elected, the Liberals would enact legislation within 18 months to reform Canada’s first-past-the-post plurality electoral system. The details are still being worked out; Trudeau has tentatively suggested he prefers instant-runoff voting (historically referred to as the alternative vote in Canada), although he has said he will not commit to a specific method until it has been considered by a special all-party…