Your guide to discovering if you've caved in to Woke brainwashing “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” They can be powerful words to live by. Live-and-let-live has underpinned much of the Judeo/Christian tradition. It also informs many of the world’s other religions. For secular people, the sentiment works just as…
Religious Sisters of various congregations are active in humanitarian work in their monasteries and beyond Angelica Blyzniuk ended up in the railway station in Lviv on Feb. 26, 2022, two days after the outbreak of a brutal war. Fleeing the relentless shelling that pounded Nikopol, her hometown in south-central Ukraine, she reached Lviv, numb with…
Could become a much more significant driver of food inflation than climate change itself On April 1, the carbon tax will be set at $65 per metric tonne. We are slowly marching towards a carbon tax of $170 per metric tonne by 2030, more than double what it is today. Yet, so far, not one…
From grain farms to chicken barns, natural gas helps farmers thrive Natural gas is a critical resource for Canadian farmers. Canada’s colder climate makes the fuel indispensable for heating poultry, hog and dairy facilities like barns, outbuildings, shops and greenhouses. Natural gas is also critical for grain drying and manufacturing nitrogen fertilizer. Chris Allam of…
Negative reaction to the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is perplexing, says music professor In the early 1990s, rock musician Bryan Adams became a lightning rod for what many people said was wrong with Canadian content rules. His international hit song, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, didn’t adequately meet the definition of…
Macdonald was a strong advocate for Indigenous Canadians. His record speaks for itself There is an ancient axiom that “truth is the first casualty of war.” Apparently, it is just as true in cultural wars as in shooting wars. The turmoil of the last few years in relation to statues and buildings commemorating Sir John…
How we can save sports: A gameplan provides a fair and honest discussion of contemporary issues in sports There is a great dichotomy in the world of sports. Sports can motivate us to live a healthy lifestyle and achieve things we never thought possible, or can bring about our demise. The sports world is full…
Too often, the truth can set you free – from jobs, relationships, money and social opportunities The first thing to remember in this day of mass media saturation is that there are no great lies – if something is repeated often enough it becomes the truth. That being said, the ultimate great lie is that…
Three tips to helping children discover the pleasure of reading Children are struggling to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on their learning, particularly those in younger grades who were already struggling with reading. Fortunately, a University of Alberta research team has created and tested an evidence-based program to help get students back on…
Records indicate that figure may rise as the numbers are finalized So far, the Trudeau government doled out $198 million in bonuses in 2022, according to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation through an access-to-information request. The average bonus for government executives was $17,885 in 2022. That brings the total amount of bonuses handed…
Your guide to discovering if you've caved in to Woke brainwashing “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” They can be powerful words to live by. Live-and-let-live has underpinned much of the Judeo/Christian tradition. It also informs many of the world’s other religions. For secular people, the sentiment works just as…
Religious Sisters of various congregations are active in humanitarian work in their monasteries and beyond Angelica Blyzniuk ended up in the railway station in Lviv on Feb. 26, 2022, two days after the outbreak of a brutal war. Fleeing the relentless shelling that pounded Nikopol, her hometown in south-central Ukraine, she reached Lviv, numb with…
Could become a much more significant driver of food inflation than climate change itself On April 1, the carbon tax will be set at $65 per metric tonne. We are slowly marching towards a carbon tax of $170 per metric tonne by 2030, more than double what it is today. Yet, so far, not one…
From grain farms to chicken barns, natural gas helps farmers thrive Natural gas is a critical resource for Canadian farmers. Canada’s colder climate makes the fuel indispensable for heating poultry, hog and dairy facilities like barns, outbuildings, shops and greenhouses. Natural gas is also critical for grain drying and manufacturing nitrogen fertilizer. Chris Allam of…
Negative reaction to the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is perplexing, says music professor In the early 1990s, rock musician Bryan Adams became a lightning rod for what many people said was wrong with Canadian content rules. His international hit song, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, didn’t adequately meet the definition of…
Macdonald was a strong advocate for Indigenous Canadians. His record speaks for itself There is an ancient axiom that “truth is the first casualty of war.” Apparently, it is just as true in cultural wars as in shooting wars. The turmoil of the last few years in relation to statues and buildings commemorating Sir John…
How we can save sports: A gameplan provides a fair and honest discussion of contemporary issues in sports There is a great dichotomy in the world of sports. Sports can motivate us to live a healthy lifestyle and achieve things we never thought possible, or can bring about our demise. The sports world is full…
Too often, the truth can set you free – from jobs, relationships, money and social opportunities The first thing to remember in this day of mass media saturation is that there are no great lies – if something is repeated often enough it becomes the truth. That being said, the ultimate great lie is that…
Three tips to helping children discover the pleasure of reading Children are struggling to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on their learning, particularly those in younger grades who were already struggling with reading. Fortunately, a University of Alberta research team has created and tested an evidence-based program to help get students back on…
Records indicate that figure may rise as the numbers are finalized So far, the Trudeau government doled out $198 million in bonuses in 2022, according to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation through an access-to-information request. The average bonus for government executives was $17,885 in 2022. That brings the total amount of bonuses handed…