Turkey's informal ISIS support
The macabre spectacle of world leaders meeting for the G20 in Turkey was another chapter in the ironic dissonance that is all too common place in the war on terror.
View ArticleCanada’s back? It never went away
Call me a cynic but when the triumphant Liberals spat “Canada is back” upon their return to power, I just rolled my eyes and thought, “here we go, the natural governing party and their hubris is back.”
View ArticleNo magic bullet solution to aboriginal problems
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission filed its final report this week, detailing an awful but undeniable chapter in Canada’s history. Justice Murray Sinclair and Commissioners Chief Wilton...
View Article5 political predictions for 2016
It’s that time of year again, when lazy columnists put to print their political predictions for the year to come, slyly smiling as they know no one will care enough to keep track of their...
View ArticleDrop the selfies, get serious about the economy
The dollar is bottoming out, food prices are soaring while oil is tanking, what does 2016 hold for Canada? Our newly minted Finance Minister Bill Morneau has his eye on the ball (or should I say...
View ArticleTory leadership worth waiting for
Conservatives are like the ugly cousin in the attic: When someone pays us some attention we are at first dumbfounded and then obsessed.
View ArticleNot government's job to promote resource projects
Canada’s resource sector, now hear this: Stop waiting for Ottawa to fix your problems
View ArticleOn ISIS, Canada's priorities are backwards
Let’s just recap what is happening in the world these days: ISIS, a murderous and barbaric cult, is sweeping through huge swaths of territory displacing millions, killing thousands and inspiring...
View ArticleWe don't need government to dress private business
Oh, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) is at it again; desperately trying to eke out some semblance of relevance.
View ArticleImagine a Trump-Trudeau meeting!
So Prime Minister Trudeau is in Washington D.C., the streets of Pennsylvania Avenue are lined with Canadian flags and all the world is a flutter with rainbows, puppies and unicorns. Imagine, if you...
View ArticleBrussels is the new normal
We are not at war with Islamic militants. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that in a radio interview shortly after the horrific terrorist attacks killed 30 people and injured 270 in Brussels.
View ArticleCity planning lessons from Europe
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder. After travelling to Europe this week I have to admit my fondness for Canada has weaned. Not in the patriotic sense but in our completely parochial...
View ArticleA path forward for remote First Nations
On February 14, 1992 six children between the ages of six months and nine years-old perished in a house fire while their parents were at a Valentine’s Day dance in Davis Inlet. The year before, fully...
View ArticleWe need a plan to combat female genital mutilation
In the dying days of the federal election the Conservatives threw a desperate Hail Mary "clash of cultures" announcement to create a barbaric practices tip line.
View ArticleTrudeau behaved like a spoiled brat
At the best of times, the daily spectacle of Question Perion closely resembles an elementary school recess. Yelling, heckling, pointing, laughing, grand standing and applause are all trotted out in...
View ArticleTime for Tories to be party of 'yes'
For a party that recently lost an election and is now relegated to oppposition status, the Conservative Party of Canada seems rather jubilant.
View ArticleNATO puts Trudeau to the test
From Vanity Fair to the White House, the world has welcomed our new prime minister with open arms. But it appears these warm embraces are now falling way to tough questions.
View ArticleBrexit vote a rejection of big government
The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. It was historic. It was unexpected.
View ArticleSocial media activism isn't the magic elixir
It seems as though all those lessons you were taught as a teenager are still relevant as an adult. In this Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram social media feed world with filters and edits, life is still...
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