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Brian Mulroney’s Canada?
Mulroney is remembered for his policies, but his legacy includes political dysfunction and the decay of the political system.
Apr 5
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David J. Rovinsky
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March 2024
More Bad Press for Montreal
The Air Tags controversy further darkens the cloud over Montreal as a vacation spot for Vermonters
Mar 30
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David J. Rovinsky
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February 2024
What’s The Matter With Vermont?
Vermonters love their little bucolic state, but smallness may be a bug, not a feature
Feb 23
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David J. Rovinsky
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December 2023
Little Canada?
Canada’s core foreign policy objective is rather straightforward: stay on the good side of the American government in order to keep the border open and…
Dec 27, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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COVID and The Fourth Turning of Capitalism
The rules of the game as capitalism has known them for the past four decades are undergoing a shift. Higher interest rates and wages will make it harder…
Dec 5, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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November 2023
It’s Not About The English Menus
The Quebecois may never have come to terms with The Conquest, but the language debate is part of the larger phenomenon of French dealing with the…
Nov 18, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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Was the Voice Australia’s Meech Lake?
The debate was framed as a metropolitan elite interested in its own issues in opposition to wide swathes of the middle and working classes in rebellion…
Nov 16, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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October 2023
Legault’s Unwritten Constitution
The Legault government has used the notwithstanding clause to make the National Assembly, not federal courts, the arbiter of the Quebec constitution.
Oct 10, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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July 2023
Painted Into A Corner
Canada's 1982 Constitution Act has broadly been unsuccessful, aggravating problems in five key areas.
Jul 29, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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The Stalemate in Spain (Falls Mainly on Our Patience)
The Spanish media declared the Partido Popular the winner of the election, but no one expects a government, just a second election.
Jul 24, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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We’re Consociational and We Hate it
What makes the majoritarian impulse so strong in Canada when the consociational elements keep the country together?
Jul 18, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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Why in the world don't we come up here more often?
Despite living next to the most interesting place in North America, Vermonters can find Quebec, and the Canadian border, intimidating.
Jul 5, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
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