Year: 2018

What Comes After Multiculturalism?

What Comes After Multiculturalism?

You do not have to be an anthropologist to understand that multiculturalism as the cohabitation of multiple distinct cultures is a non-starter. If “culture” is understood in its simplest meaning, as a distinct way of life, then the idea of many distinct and mutually...

Is your child’s Halloween costume too offensive? As Halloween approaches be prepared to have some humorless critic tell you that your kids costume is politically incorrect. The same people who warn you about uttering the offensive greeting “Merry Christmas” now want...

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Profile Series: April Tinhorn

Profile Series: April Tinhorn

For Native American entrepreneur April Tinhorn, 43, working successfully in Indian Country is all about building and sustaining relationships with clients. “In working with tribal communities, it’s all about relationships. We are all about that and those relationships...

Day School ‘Survivors’

Day School ‘Survivors’

A class-action lawsuit against the federal government is underway for Indigenous students who attended day schools. It seeks damages for every Indigenous student who attended, an estimated 100,000 such people are alive. The lawsuit could result in a payout of at least...

The Corporate Welfare Rip Off

The Corporate Welfare Rip Off

What do the federal government, responsibility, and transparency have in common? When it comes to handing money to corporations, not much. Working class Canadians watch helplessly as their hard-earned money is taxed away to be put into the laps of large businesses-...

The Death of Forgiveness

The Death of Forgiveness

In 1961 John Profumo, Minister of War in the British government and a married man, conducted a brief, tawdry affair with teenage party girl Christine Keeler. Among Miss Keeler’s other lovers was Yevgeni Ivanov, a Soviet military attaché and intelligence agent. When...

The Equalization Debate

The Equalization Debate

In recent days, readers of the Guardian have read very different articles on equalization, one by Premier Wade MacLauchlan and one by me. This is healthy. One hopes that the debate continues. It is important to be factual as we go forward. For example, Mr. MacLauchlan...

Teacher Expertise Really Does Matter

Teacher Expertise Really Does Matter

“Teachers – don’t worry if you don’t have the knowledge or skill set. You are the lead learner. Inquire not lecture.” This was an actual tweet from a prominent education guru. Sadly, this message is far from isolated. There is a common belief in education circles that...

Two recent cases show a troubling trend on the part of the police in reacting to Canadians defending their property and families. When an armed gang roared on to the farm of Gerald Stanley, attempted to steal vehicles, and assaulted his wife, Stanley responded by...