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Want more value from the Red Chamber? Have Senators sit in summer

  • The Canadian Senate needs to be reformed, but not in the way that you’re thinking. Currently, the Senate tends to follow the same sitting
Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | May 9, 2022
If the Senate rises with the House of Commons, it becomes very difficult for Senators to fulfill at least two of their main roles: participating in sessions and working on committees, writes Valere Gaspard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Want more value from the Red Chamber? Have Senators sit in summer

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | May 9, 2022
  • The Canadian Senate needs to be reformed, but not in the way that you’re thinking. Currently, the Senate tends to follow the same sitting

Want more value from the Red Chamber? Have Senators sit in summer

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | May 9, 2022
  • The Canadian Senate needs to be reformed, but not in the way that you’re thinking. Currently, the Senate tends to follow the same sitting
If the Senate rises with the House of Commons, it becomes very difficult for Senators to fulfill at least two of their main roles: participating in sessions and working on committees, writes Valere Gaspard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s coat of arms needs a revamp 

  • As a symbol of Canadian identity, Canada’s coat of arms is outdated and is in desperate need of a revamp. Since the coat of
Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | April 27, 2022
There are two key identity elements missing from the coat of arms: the representation of Indigenous people and Canada’s many other racial and ethnic groups who are non-British, non-French, and non-Indigenous, writes Valere Gaspard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s coat of arms needs a revamp 

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | April 27, 2022
  • As a symbol of Canadian identity, Canada’s coat of arms is outdated and is in desperate need of a revamp. Since the coat of

Canada’s coat of arms needs a revamp 

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | April 27, 2022
  • As a symbol of Canadian identity, Canada’s coat of arms is outdated and is in desperate need of a revamp. Since the coat of
There are two key identity elements missing from the coat of arms: the representation of Indigenous people and Canada’s many other racial and ethnic groups who are non-British, non-French, and non-Indigenous, writes Valere Gaspard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Making climate change an issue of self-interest

  • Unless countries approach solutions to climate change as a game of appealing to individual self-interest, real change may come too late. Climate change is
Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | April 13, 2022
If humans were all selfless, societies could make radical changes tomorrow that could prevent a lot of future damage to the planet, writes Valere Gaspard. Unsplash photograph by Callum Shaw

Making climate change an issue of self-interest

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | April 13, 2022
  • Unless countries approach solutions to climate change as a game of appealing to individual self-interest, real change may come too late. Climate change is

Making climate change an issue of self-interest

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | April 13, 2022
  • Unless countries approach solutions to climate change as a game of appealing to individual self-interest, real change may come too late. Climate change is
If humans were all selfless, societies could make radical changes tomorrow that could prevent a lot of future damage to the planet, writes Valere Gaspard. Unsplash photograph by Callum Shaw

What’s age got to do with it? Canada needs criteria to settle voting age debate

  • Discussing the voting age in Canada is not a new phenomenon. People may be surprised to know the federal voting age has not always
Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | December 10, 2021
An Elections Canada regular polling station in Ottawa, pictured on Sept. 20, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

What’s age got to do with it? Canada needs criteria to settle voting age debate

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | December 10, 2021
  • Discussing the voting age in Canada is not a new phenomenon. People may be surprised to know the federal voting age has not always

What’s age got to do with it? Canada needs criteria to settle voting age debate

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | December 10, 2021
  • Discussing the voting age in Canada is not a new phenomenon. People may be surprised to know the federal voting age has not always
An Elections Canada regular polling station in Ottawa, pictured on Sept. 20, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A new perspective for the Leaders’ Debate Commission

  • Having watched and worked with Members of Parliament from different parties as a non-partisan parliamentary intern, I came to appreciate the importance of non-party
Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | September 29, 2021
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Annamie Paul participated in two televised leaders' debates during the 2021 election campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A new perspective for the Leaders’ Debate Commission

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | September 29, 2021
  • Having watched and worked with Members of Parliament from different parties as a non-partisan parliamentary intern, I came to appreciate the importance of non-party

A new perspective for the Leaders’ Debate Commission

Opinion | BY VALERE GASPARD | September 29, 2021
  • Having watched and worked with Members of Parliament from different parties as a non-partisan parliamentary intern, I came to appreciate the importance of non-party
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Annamie Paul participated in two televised leaders' debates during the 2021 election campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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