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Painted Into A Corner
Canada's 1982 Constitution Act has broadly been unsuccessful, aggravating problems in five key areas.
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David J. Rovinsky
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.
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David J. Rovinsky
We’re Consociational and We Hate it
What makes the majoritarian impulse so strong in Canada when the consociational elements keep the country together?
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David J. Rovinsky
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.
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June 2023
Australia: You’re The Voice (to Parliament)
The next year will show how much Anthony Albanese is able to “change the country.”
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David J. Rovinsky
May 2023
April 2023
Evaluating the 1982 Constitution Act: Has Patriation Been a Failure?
Presented to the New England Political Science Association, Mystic, Connecticut, April 22, 2023
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David J. Rovinsky
Jacksonians and Laurentians
The bottom line is that Jacksonianism is not a threat to Canada’s existence as a nation, however strongly Laurentians may see it as a monster under the…
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David J. Rovinsky
Was Canada Really Expecting a Scolding from Biden?
Canada’s problem is not any ignorance or hostility on the part of the Biden administration, but its own reluctance to put more effort into its end of…
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David J. Rovinsky
March 2023
January 2023
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