Francis Finlayson

Studying Global Politics at Carleton University, born and bred Newfoundlander! Currently a contributing writer at YIP, common topics include political theory, Canadian identity, and foreign policy.

Journalist 5 posts

        
            geo-political affairs
        
    A Canada-France Travel Bubble
            In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Briand requested permission for the French islands to form a travel arrangement with Newfoundland and Labrador, like the wider Atlantic Bubble between NL, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI.
        
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            opinion
        
    The Canadian World Order
            Sir Wilfrid Laurier, one of Canada’s most beloved Prime Ministers, opined in 1904 at a packed Massey Hall in Toronto, that the 20th century would “be the century of Canada and Canadian development.…
        
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            Newfoundland
        
    Election Season in Newfoundland and Labrador
            That description of the 2021 Newfoundland and Labrador leaders’ debate is likely the most entertainment you will get out of this election.
        
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            political affairs
        
    Rekindling the Chief’s Vision
            If the photo above this article was shown to all Canadians, only a miniscule fraction would be able to identify the towering man in the foreground. Taken during the federal election campaign in the summer of 1957, this photo prominently displays Canada’s 13th Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker.
        
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            christmas
        
    Christmas Conservative
            I was recently up at 3am, sunken into the worn-fibers of my basement sofa,
writing an excruciatingly boring assignment regarding the nascent rise of
paleo-conservatism in the western world. Mulling
        
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