Kids these days
Lawrence Martin laments that all the kids want to do is laugh at their...
View ArticleThe emotion of politics, the politics of emotion
The Agenda convenes a panel to discuss emotion and public policy. More from Alison...
View ArticleThe solution to our MP problem is not more MPs
Last week, Alan Broadbent made the case for more MPs. Andrew Potter nodded his...
View ArticleA House of outsiders and idealists
As noted variously elsewhere, Samara has released the first of its reports on the...
View ArticleHide your ambitions
Alison Loat considers Samara’s first report on the MP experience. More than anything, these...
View ArticleCut your hair and get a job
Alison Loat is exceedingly rational in response to the revelation that some MPs have...
View ArticleThe inexperienced lifer (II)
Alison Loat has a go at this question of who exactly is representing us...
View ArticleSomebody should do something
In the midst of a Hill Times survey of Parliament Hill, Alison Loat notes...
View ArticleWhat do we want from them?
Alison Loat follows Samara’s last report with an op-ed. With that in mind, it’s...
View ArticleThe Year in Democracy
Samara is soliciting nominations for the best in democracy for 2010 and Alison Loat...
View ArticleThe House: 'What is the problem with ambition in public life?'
Rather than simply lament for how little attention is paid to the institution, I...
View ArticleThree questions
Alison Loat poses three questions for the party leaders. First, how do you define...
View ArticleParty and power
Samara has released its latest report on the life of an MP. The MPs’...
View ArticleThis new Parliament
Alison Loat considers the ramifications of our 110 new MPs. The good news in...
View ArticleIs our politicians learning?
From the print edition—part of a series of stories on innovation—an attempt to tie...
View ArticleLess white, less old, less male
Alison Loat considers the 41st Parliament’s diversity. Furthermore, Canadians also elected a higher number...
View ArticleThey know what they don’t like
For its latest report on the state of our democracy, Samara consulted the public....
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