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Interview: Dr. Jeff Ayers on Canadian political instability

By Mitch Wertlieb | December 5, 2008

Canadians are facing a period of unprecedented political instability. VPR’s Mitch Wertlieb speaks with Dr. Jeff Ayres, Chair of the Political Science Department at St. Michael’s College about the situation.

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Canadian leader shuts down Parliament to keep power

By VPR | December 5, 2008

It’s a move that effectively keeps his government in power for the better part of the next two months.

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Interview: Jeff Ayres on the Canadian elections

By Mitch Wertlieb | September 11, 2008

Canadians were set to go to the polls in October of next year, but will cast ballots October 14th of this year instead. Jeff Ayres is the Chairman of the Political Science Department at St. Michael’s College, and he visited our VPR studios to tell us why Stephen Harper insisted on holding the election a year ahead of schedule.