Strangers To The Dispute
One crucial challenge in discussing First Nations issues is that many Canadians lack sufficient familiarity with the factors involved. This raises the probability that their well-meaning stance may be counter-productive.
Proceeds Of Crime
As Canada Day draws nearer, voices about Canada being ‘stolen land’ are getting amplified. Notably absent from these messages is any hint of a proposal to remedy this situation –…
Bill C-36 Sets Us On A Journey To Baghdad of 2007
The crux of Bill C-36 is that it enables proactive prosecution of people. This will change the behavior of many. As is often the case, there are historical precedents to…
Bill C-36: Liberals’ Check-Mate Move On CPC
If Bill C-10 forced Conservatives to come out swinging in defence of free speech, and thus expose them to accusations of supporting nefarious speech, Bill C-36 is calculated to exploit…
Searching For Zero
The popular appeal of achieving ‘zero Covid’ is merely the latest instance of humans’ proclivity for totalitarian measures in their search for personal goals. The cost of these measures that…
Once Upon A Nation
When PM Trudeau called Canada a ‘post-nation state’, I thought he that was laughably & ludicrously wrong. But now I have veered around to the view that he may have…
Paved With ‘Good’ Intentions
Defacing monuments and toppling statues of historical figures, unaccompanied by any meaningful steps to alleviate the suffering that inspires those acts, achieves nothing – and merely exacerbates and prolongs the…
Shared Weaknesses
In my assessment, one crucial defect in many Canadians’ world-view is that they don’t know enough of world history. This makes them vulnerable to manipulative narratives that paint Canada’s past…
Canada’s Neo-Clergy
For much of history, lay people dared not challenge religious authority for fear of reprisal. While this has declined recently in the West, a new set of ideological beliefs has…
New Era, Old Battles
In the long term, energy transition is inevitable. But the push to crush its timeframe is causing avoidable economic damage in Canada. This damage, in turn, becomes an obstacle in…