Growing Left/Right Political Divide in Canada and the U.S.

Great Explorations: Growing Left/Right PoliticalDivide in Canada and the U.S.
Under the microscope of U.S. media coverage, the political environment in the United States seems unusual. But is it? Are we really that different in Canada?
Professor Chris Cochrane standing out front the City Hall with the camera pointed towards the sky

Professor Chris Cochrane is the author of Left and Right: The Small World of Political Ideas and is co-author of Canadian Politics: Critical Approaches. He is also co-investigator of Digging Into Linked Parliamentary Data, an international and interdisciplinary collaboration investigating the written records of parliamentary speech in Canada, the UK and The Netherlands. Dr. Cochrane’s main interest is ideology and political disagreement in Canada and other democratic countries.

May 1 - The Growing Left/Right Political Divide in Canada and the United States:  Under the microscope of U.S. media coverage, the political environment in the United States seems unusual. But is it? Are we really that different in Canada? How do both countries compare when it comes to an historical and cross-national perspective of politics in a democracy?

Great Explorations, is a series of academic discussions we hope will inspire our communities. Our special thanks to our engaged, critical thinkers who attend our speaker series. The dialogues that come out of these talks, both in-person and online via Zoom, are integral to our campus community and Scarborough communities at large. We welcome your input for future topics, as well as a review of previous recorded sessions available on YouTube.