Jörg Broschek, Professor of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University; Érick Duchesne, Professor and Chair of Political Science at Université Laval; Blayne Haggart, Associate Professor of Political Science at Brock University; and Patrick Leblond, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, wrote a piece recently published in Policy Options about how a royal commission could help Canada secure its future in a changing world.

They write:

Planning for the future requires buy-in from all Canadians to bring the country’s world-class expertise to bear on our multidimensional challenges. Federal, provincial-territorial and municipal governments, Indigenous nations, cultural communities, businesses, workers, consumers and civil society organizations need to be heard.  

We are all in this together and every one of us deserves a say in shaping Canada’s future. What we need now is a unified, multi-partisan, all-hands-on-deck effort to craft a bold plan – and, more importantly, to take immediate action on it. 

A royal commission on securing Canada’s future is not optional. It is essential. If we Canadians fail to chart our own course, others will do it for us. If we do nothing, we risk drifting into the very U.S. annexation that so many hockey fans have vocally rejected in arenas across the country.  

The moment to act is now. The future is within our reach, but only if we take decisive action. 

Continue reading the full article on the Policy Options website.