West Block Primer

• The conflict behind the proposed anti-terror laws: a West Block primer

  Bill C-51, the government’s proposed new anti-terror law, continues to be at the centre of heated controversy. Why? Here's your weekly West Block Primer.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2015
  
• The situation in Ukraine: a West Block primer

  As we watch to see whether the new ceasefire will hold, Tom Clark explains the situation in Ukraine - how we got here and what might happen next.

  Feb 13, 2015
  
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• A country with no poverty: is a guaranteed annual income the answer?

  One suggestion to reduce inequality in the world is an idea that has been around for decades: a guaranteed annual income. And it's been tried in Canada before.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2015
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• The West Block Primer: Low oil prices – how did we get here?

  In The West Block's primer this week, Tom Clark looks at the history of oil’s ups and downs and how we got to where we are today.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2015