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Justine Coutu

Justine Coutu is a U2 Economics and International Development student. As a Montreal native, she is particularly interested in North American politics, as well as issues surrounding development. In her free time, you'll find her baking cupcakes or watching reruns of Grey's Anatomy.

MIR US Elections Coverage: McGill Students’ Perspectives

Naomi Shi Nov 3, 2020

To close off our US elections coverage, we are showcasing the voices of young voters within the McGill community. Undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic and hoping for real policy change, they are part of a record number of young Americans who…
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American Voters and the Celebrity-in-Chief Fantasy

Justine Coutu Aug 4, 2020

Because celebrity candidates lack conventional qualifications and often run on unclear platforms, their appeal may seem odd. Still, this reflects voters' increasingly complicated relationship with the country's political apparatus and those…
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Defunding the Police: The Power of Resource Reallocation

Justine Coutu Jul 3, 2020

When an institution is so blatantly biased against certain groups of society, small-scale reforms fail to bring about the change needed to ensure that all residents are safe. Fully remodelling the current system by divesting away from…
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Ces femmes qui ont ouvert la voie

Justine Coutu Jun 24, 2020

Certes, les Thérèse Casgrain, Marie-Claire Kirkland et Pauline Marois d’aujourd’hui ont du pain sur la planche, mais tout porte à croire que nous sommes entre de bonnes mains.
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The Price War and the Pandemic: Why the Oil Market is in Shambles

Justine Coutu Apr 26, 2020

It is obvious that the war triggered will be harmful in the long run; it might, in fact, permanently disrupt well-established patterns of oil trade.
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Mitt Romney’s Vote on Impeachment and the State of American Politics

Justine Coutu Mar 4, 2020

In Trump’s Washington, where going against the President often means being blacklisted, why would a man like Mitt Romney put his political future on the line?
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US Elections Podcast Series: The Establishment Strikes Back

Max Clark Mar 1, 2020

In this edition of McGill International Review’s American Elections Podcast, Justine Coutu, Max Clark, and Amine Kanoun discuss the aftermath of Biden’s major victory in the South Carolina primary. Discover whether Biden’s victory…
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US Elections Podcast Series: After New Hampshire, What Comes Next?

Sara Parker Feb 13, 2020

After a shaky start in Iowa, the Democratic Primaries have officially kicked off in New Hampshire, where voter turnout was impressive. MIR staff writers Amine Kanoun, Justine Coutu and Sara Parker sit down to chat about the results and…
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The Cost of Burning

Justine Coutu Feb 4, 2020

As climate change unfolds, putting a price on the societal costs of its impacts may be the most compelling way of ringing the alarm bell.
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Can Chrystia Freeland Save the Liberals?

Justine Coutu Dec 20, 2019

Freeland, who was previously at the head of the coveted Foreign Affairs portfolio, seems to be Trudeau’s best bet at appeasing growing internal tensions within the country.
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Untangling Canada’s East-West Political Divide

Justine Coutu Nov 13, 2019

At its core, this fracture highlights some fundamental challenges associated with governing a country made of numerous groups with competing interests.
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To Impeach or Not to Impeach? Senate Republicans’ Perspective

Justine Coutu Oct 18, 2019

The question is: how much political capital are Republican members of Congress who disapprove of Trump’s actions willing to lose to take him out?
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