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…
Reconciliation is a worthy goal. But it won’t be achieved by rewriting history Winnipeg is close to saying goodbye to Bishop Grandin. Soon, the streets, and anything else that bears his name, will be erased from Manitoba’s history. Before that step is taken in historical revisionism, city councillors might at least pay respects to the…
So why do women take him so seriously? Whoever acts as Tiger Woods’ PR flack must be the bravest person in the world. For a man revered as golf’s GOAT, Woods has a triple-bogey sense of public relations. From his early days as a humourless martinet to his current incarnation as superannuated Sonny Drysdale trying…
A thoroughly Woke version of the anthem that will last till the next fad comes along One of the highlights of the recent Super Bowl was a heartfelt, unembellished rendering of The Star Spangled Banner by country star Chris Stapleton. So gripping was his unaccompanied version of the song heard a million times that tears…
Dilbert creator’s latest kerfuffle could end up destroying his career Words matter, and context matters. These are two statements we often hear in our society. It’s important that we explain ourselves properly, and understand what has been said, told or described to us. Sounds simple enough. Yet, it’s astonishing to watch people consistently make the…
Most people are naturally curious and asking someone where they are from is how we learn more about each other By Rima Azar and Mark Milke Just before Christmas, the former “Lady in Waiting” to the late Queen Elizabeth, Lady Susan Hussey, apologized for what some asserted was a racist question: “Where are you from?”…
Senator David Adams Richards warns that “Stalin again will be looking over our shoulder” should bill become law One of Canada’s most acclaimed authors is drawing a clear line: he doesn’t want politicians telling him what counts as Canadian content or Big Brother looking over his shoulder when he writes. If ever there was doubt…
Its “burn the witch” vibe is getting out of hand As Justice Minister in the 1960s, Pierre Trudeau articulated the essence of liberal tolerance with his “government has no place in the bedrooms of the nation.” Sixty years later, PET’s son Justin would like to amend that to “the government has no place in the…
The world-famous psychologist refuses to cave in to pressure to conform to College of Psychologists of Ontario diktat Most readers will be familiar with the recent travails of Jordan Peterson with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO). He has been ordered by the CPO to undergo, at his own expense, a lengthy course of…
Portraying views opposed to those held by health experts stokes needless controversy When they launched their study, Timothy Caulfield and Marco Zenone could hardly have anticipated how the issue would capture headlines in Alberta. And yet they decided to examine how the common COVID-19 vaccination requirement for organ transplant recipients is represented in the popular…
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…
Reconciliation is a worthy goal. But it won’t be achieved by rewriting history Winnipeg is close to saying goodbye to Bishop Grandin. Soon, the streets, and anything else that bears his name, will be erased from Manitoba’s history. Before that step is taken in historical revisionism, city councillors might at least pay respects to the…
So why do women take him so seriously? Whoever acts as Tiger Woods’ PR flack must be the bravest person in the world. For a man revered as golf’s GOAT, Woods has a triple-bogey sense of public relations. From his early days as a humourless martinet to his current incarnation as superannuated Sonny Drysdale trying…
A thoroughly Woke version of the anthem that will last till the next fad comes along One of the highlights of the recent Super Bowl was a heartfelt, unembellished rendering of The Star Spangled Banner by country star Chris Stapleton. So gripping was his unaccompanied version of the song heard a million times that tears…
Dilbert creator’s latest kerfuffle could end up destroying his career Words matter, and context matters. These are two statements we often hear in our society. It’s important that we explain ourselves properly, and understand what has been said, told or described to us. Sounds simple enough. Yet, it’s astonishing to watch people consistently make the…
Most people are naturally curious and asking someone where they are from is how we learn more about each other By Rima Azar and Mark Milke Just before Christmas, the former “Lady in Waiting” to the late Queen Elizabeth, Lady Susan Hussey, apologized for what some asserted was a racist question: “Where are you from?”…
Senator David Adams Richards warns that “Stalin again will be looking over our shoulder” should bill become law One of Canada’s most acclaimed authors is drawing a clear line: he doesn’t want politicians telling him what counts as Canadian content or Big Brother looking over his shoulder when he writes. If ever there was doubt…
Its “burn the witch” vibe is getting out of hand As Justice Minister in the 1960s, Pierre Trudeau articulated the essence of liberal tolerance with his “government has no place in the bedrooms of the nation.” Sixty years later, PET’s son Justin would like to amend that to “the government has no place in the…
The world-famous psychologist refuses to cave in to pressure to conform to College of Psychologists of Ontario diktat Most readers will be familiar with the recent travails of Jordan Peterson with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO). He has been ordered by the CPO to undergo, at his own expense, a lengthy course of…
Portraying views opposed to those held by health experts stokes needless controversy When they launched their study, Timothy Caulfield and Marco Zenone could hardly have anticipated how the issue would capture headlines in Alberta. And yet they decided to examine how the common COVID-19 vaccination requirement for organ transplant recipients is represented in the popular…