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Professor Albert, a proud native of Quebec, is currently Senior Research Fellow at the Canadian Council for Democracy and Assistant Professor at Boston College Law School, where he specializes in constitutional law and democratic theory.

A graduate of Harvard, Oxford and Yale, his record of public service includes advising elected and appointed officials in the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada, clerking for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and volunteering his time to several charitable organizations, including the Special Olympics and the YMCA-YWCA.

Professor Albert's scholarly writing and popular commentary are available on his personal website: http://richardalbert.com.

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Canada's Looming Succession Crisis

If the prime minister were to die, who would take over? It's time Canada's succession laws were updated....
Karzai at a Crossroads

The hopes of an entire nation rest on Hamid Karzai's shoulders. But does the Afghan president have the best interests of his country in mind?...
Why We Need a Tory Majority

The Conservatives want it, the Liberals need it, and a healthy Canadian democracy depends upon it. ...
Patronage or Principle?

Harper’s new Senate appointees have been unjustly criticized as unqualified. In fact, they've earned their spots in Canada's august Upper House....
For Country and Legacy

As the Afghan election looms, the best decision President Karzai could make, both for his country and his legacy, would be to not run. ...
When is a Coup Legitimate?

The kidnapping and ouster of Honduran president Zelaya appears to have violated a fundamental principle of democracy. But appearances can be deceiving....
The Politics of Senate Reform

The Conservative government's latest attempt to reform the Senate is mere political pandering – an attempt to shore up Canada's conservative base, not to improve our democracy....
Ban the Bloc?

That the Bloc Quebecois is allowed a voice in Parliament is a testament to the strength of our democracy. That the party is so popular reveals a weakness of our federalist parties. ...

Richard Albert

By This Author

If the prime minister were to die, who would take over? It's time Canada's succession laws were updated....

The hopes of an entire nation rest on Hamid Karzai's shoulders. But does the Afghan president have the best interests of his country in mind?...

The Conservatives want it, the Liberals need it, and a healthy Canadian democracy depends upon it. ...

Harper’s new Senate appointees have been unjustly criticized as unqualified. In fact, they've earned their spots in Canada's august Upper House....

As the Afghan election looms, the best decision President Karzai could make, both for his country and his legacy, would be to not run. ...

The kidnapping and ouster of Honduran president Zelaya appears to have violated a fundamental principle of democracy. But appearances can be deceiving....

The Conservative government's latest attempt to reform the Senate is mere political pandering – an attempt to shore up Canada's conservative base, not to improve our democracy....

That the Bloc Quebecois is allowed a voice in Parliament is a testament to the strength of our democracy. That the party is so popular reveals a weakness of our federalist parties. ...