A bad rap: one singer’s misplaced perspective on treaty rights
The federal government now spends approximately $100,000 per year on each First Nations family…
Turning away from a valuable social experiment
The abrupt cancellation of Ontario's basic income project has broad impact on international research, as well as devastating participants…
Trade, deficit reduction and tax reform critical as recession looms
The federal government must act quickly on 3 fronts if it is to head off economic disaster…
Social media is fully weaponized, open discourse be damned
The Eden-like public square was swiftly overrun by a cacophonic rabble dedicated to crushing ideas to which they’re opposed…
What’s to keep universities from turning into stoner schools?
How marijuana use is reflected in attendance, participation, dropout and failure rates could make a persuasive story…
Canada’s labour markets weaker than federal government suggests
Every Canadian province significantly underperformed relative to U.S. states – they all rank in the bottom half…
Revisiting The Boondocks in the Trump era
The comic strip turned TV show didn't just raise eyebrows, it raised blood pressure by poking aggressively at race relations…
Hubert Humphrey’s futile dash for Presidential power
Humphrey tried and tried again but, ambition notwithstanding, he was never meant for the job…
How can we discuss sex ed without talking about marriage?
Marriage understands shared existence, including the economic, spiritual, social and sexual aspects of our lives…
Jean Chretien tried to end Canada’s apartheid system
As a cabinet minister under Pierre Trudeau, his bold plan would have improved the lives of Indigenous Canadians. It was doomed…
Death and taxes: the fundamental unfairness of taxing estates
We already have too many taxes in Canada. And they tend to be unfair, inefficient and oppressive. We don't need another…
Canada can’t afford to be bullied by Trump on trade
What the president really wants is the surrender of Canadian sovereignty, to create a semi-colonial dependency…
The Liberal government’s tax plan a failure
Politicians treat successful Canadians as natural resources to be annually harvested and squeezed for as much money as possible…
Proportional representation breeds unstable governments
B.C.’s electoral reform referendum could lead to more shaky coalitions and less effective government…
The People’s Party of the left … right … whatever
This new party has a leader who wasn't elected and few members. It appears intended simply to soothe Bernier’s fragile ego…