Our core mission is to generate, support, and showcase robust empirical and theoretical research that elucidates populism’s role in Canadian society. Rather than promote a singular agenda, the Observatory is a multi-disciplinary hub through which researchers, media, and the interested public can:,
- connect with experts on populism in Canada
- discover populism’s many meanings and dimensions
- learn from the most recent studies on Canadian populism through our database of populism literature and research briefs
- access real-time data on the nature and prevalence of populist ideas, discourses, and strategies in Canadian political life through our #X(Twitter)Meter.
The Observatory is connected to, and partially funded by, the York Research Chair in Populism, Rights, and Legality.
Latest
Séparés à la naissance, Poilievre et Trump ?, La Presse, April 2, 2025
Is Pierre Poilievre too 'in sync' with Donald Trump?, CBC, March 29, 2025
Canada's ruling Liberals move on from Trudeau with Trump boost, Reuters, March 6, 2025
"He's Just Like Justin": What Poilievre’s Portrayal of Liberal Leadership Rivals Reveals About the Populist Propagation of Crisis by Emily Laxer and Rémi Vivès, March 5, 2025
Trump’s Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative’s Playbook, The New York Times, February 17, 2025