France’s phone hang-up is a conversation starter
Smartphones have undermined everyday social interactions by eroding our ability and desire to talk to one another…
Behind the extraordinary art of the ‘Walt Disney of Japan’
Hayao Miyazaki is brilliant, inspired, outspoken and unconventional. It's a combination that makes for remarkable films…
Free-falling: Canada’s SkyHawks make skydiving look easy
A blast of fierce wind tears at my face, making it hard to take a normal breath. We’re falling towards Earth at speeds of up to 260 km/h…
‘There’s a bat in the house!’
Falling asleep with bat gear ready, you don't know what to expect. You just have that Boy Scout sense that you’re prepared…
The top 10 (bottom 10?) ugliest cars ever made
Not everything that springs from the mind of automobile designers and stylists can be a winner. In many ways, when they sit down to design, it’s a crap shoot…
Our neighbourhoods strongly influence our health
The way our cities and towns have been built plays a large role in many of the health conditions that Canadians develop…
Too many oil and gas opportunities left on the table
Tim McMillan of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers talks about the need to attract investment, spur innovation and grow jobs…
Alberta small business owners urge freeze on minimum wage
CFIB survey of Alberta small businesses found that 55% have reduced or eliminated plans to hire workers as the result of wage increases…
Significant revenue gap between male and female entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs using e-commerce tools report earning 75% more revenue than their female peers who don't sell online…
The Saudi-Canada spat and the New World Order of Oil
What's been billed as a clash over human rights is really all about oil and the Saudis keeping Canada in its place…
Ottawa’s contradictory climate policy just wastes money
Billions of dollars in spending announcements allow politicians to burnish their green credentials. But they don't get the job done…
Canadians pay a whopping 2,112% more in taxes now than in 1961
We pay more in taxes than we do for life's basic necessities like housing, food and clothing…
Integrate Canada’s forgotten Indigenous into the urban mainstream
We need to follow the example set by New Zealand, which gave the Māori the economic, educational and social help they needed, while allowing them to preserve their culture…
Powerful government unions weaken the economy
While the U.S. is curtailing the strength of such unions, Canadian government finances are stretched by the cost of public-sector workers…
We need breathalyzer testing on demand
Bill C-46 would contribute to public safety, help address the serious court backlog problem and save taxpayers a lot of money…
