Policy Outlets & Newspapers – Valere Gaspard

Policy Outlets & Newspapers

Elections, Democracy, and Politicians

Gaspard, Valere. (2025). “How do politicians view democracy? It depends on whether they win or lose”. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-do-politicians-view-democracy-it-depends-on-whether-they-win-or-lose-261647

Gaspard, Valere. (2024). “Canadian MPs need an incentive to lower the voting age to 16 from 18 – and there’s none in sight”. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/canadian-mps-need-an-incentive-to-lower-the-voting-age-to-16-from-18-and-theres-none-in-sight-237622

Gaspard, Valere. (2022). “The millions of Americans who are ineligible to be president are excluded from an important part of the American Dream”. LSE Phelan US Centre. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/03/10/the-millions-of-americans-who-are-ineligible-be-president-are-excluded-from-an-important-part-of-the-american-dream/.

Gaspard, Valere. (2021). “What’s age got to do with it? Canada needs criteria to settle voting age debate”. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2021/12/10/whats-age-got-to-do-with-it-canada-needs-criteria-to-settle-voting-age-debate/269959/.

Gaspard, Valere, & Mazurek, Alec. (2021). “How Ontario can rethink its election spending law to ensure fairness, equality”. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/how-ontario-can-rethink-its-election-spending-law-to-ensure-fairness-equality-169813.

Gibb, Hannah, & Gaspard, Valere. (2021). “How crises impact voter turnout in federal elections”. Policy Options (IRPP). https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/septembe-2021/how-crises-impact-voter-turnout-in-federal-elections/.

Gaspard, Valere, & de Clercy, Cristine. (2021). “Canada can look to Wales for key lessons in voter registration”. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2021/05/19/canada-can-look-to-wales-for-key-lessons-in-voter-registration/269030/.

Canadian Politics and Public Policy

Gaspard, Valere. (2025). “Linking Arctic sovereignty and the well-being of Inuit: Exploring the dual duties of the Canadian state”. The Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy (IFSD). https://ifsd.ca/2025/08/linking-arctic-sovereignty-and-the-well-being-of-inuit-exploring-the-dual-duties-of-the-canadian-state/

Gaspard, Valere. (2023). “Benefit or Barrier? The Effects of Federalism on Digitalization in Public Administration”. The Forum of Federations. https://forumfedblog.org/the_effects_or_federalism_on_digitalization_in_public_administration/.

Gibb, Hannah, & Gaspard, Valere. (2022). “We’re too attached to our health-care system to properly fix it”. Policy Options (IRPP). https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2022/health-care-spending-transparency/.

Gaspard, Valere. (2022). “Making climate change an issue of self-interest”. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2022/04/13/making-climate-change-an-issue-of-self-interest/270502/.

Larrazabal, Mateo, & Gaspard, Valere. (2021). “Time to rethink Bill C-10, step back, and answer: is the internet a public or private good?”. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2021/08/12/time-to-rethink-bill-c-10-step-back-and-answer-is-the-internet-a-public-or-private-good/269387/.

Gaspard, Valere, & Swift, Joshua. (2021). “Homelessness and the Pandemic: Seeking Shelter from the Storm”. Policy Magazine (Canadian Politics and Public Policy). https://www.policymagazine.ca/homelessness-and-the-pandemic-seeking-shelter-from-the-storm/.

Canadian Parliament and Political Institutions

Gaspard, Valere. (2022). “Want more value from the Red Chamber? Have Senators sit in summer”. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2022/05/09/want-more-value-from-the-red-chamber-have-senators-sit-in-summer/270642/.

Gaspard, Valere. (2022). “Canada’s coat of arms needs a revamp”. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2022/04/27/canadas-coat-of-arms-needs-a-revamp/270583/.

Gaspard, Valere. (2021). “A new perspective for the Leaders’ Debate Commission”. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2021/09/29/a-new-perspective-for-the-leaders-debate-commission/269610/.

Gaspard, Valere, & Swift, Joshua. (2020). “For parliamentary interns, a lesson in the importance of institutional flexibility”. The Hill Times. https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2020/11/18/greenpac/268157/.

de Clercy, Cristine, & Gaspard, Valere. (2020). “Online voting for MPs should never become a permanent option”. Policy Options (IRPP). https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2020/online-voting-for-mps-should-never-become-a-permanent-option/?fbclid=IwAR2ly8Vu0OkLGqlNvk65av79yVFPO_AlVwN6oU0hB65NvUEdnG_anWA8lnY.