Greener Pastures
It is human nature to fantasize about living in a Utopia. It is also the result of human nature that all attempts to achieve this dream not only fail, but…
Well-meaning Villains
Many atrocities were inflicted on the FN by people who were convinced that they were doing beneficial work. In similar vein, today’s self-proclaimed ‘allies’ of FN only end up creating…
Why Math Is Not Racist
The maniacal zeal required to foist the ideas about racism and oppression on a neutral subject like math necessarily ignores the history of its development. Equally inevitably, it also poisons…
Heads, I win
The proposal to allow biz to check the vaccination status of customers in order to decide whether to serve them is in true totalitarian mode: it ignores the realities on…
Locals, Settlers and Interlopers
One crucial challenge in the debate around the nature of Canada as a country is that the definitions of some key terms are not universally accepted. This ambiguity must be…
State Of Mobs
When a State fails to prosecute criminal acts because they are attached to politically useful issues, it ends up undermining its own authority. Eventually, the social contract becomes vulnerable to…
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…