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Healthy Nations Need Healthy Boundaries

Healthy Nations Need Healthy Boundaries

Are you a big-hearted person who likes to help everyone? If so, you probably suffered a phase where you offered too much of yourself—heart, time, and money. Then you realized if you gave out too much, you would just plain give out. Despite your best efforts, there...

Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum for Human Rights is commemorating Nelson Mandela’s long struggle against the white South African apartheid regime. Mr. Mandela, who died in 2013 at age 95, was imprisoned for 27 years because of his defiance of the regime, and his...

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Regrets, I’ve Had a Few

Regrets, I’ve Had a Few

The Prime Minister mounted the National Apology Pulpit in Ottawa again this week by promising that at some point Parliament would express its regret for the McKenzie King government’s refusal in 1939 to grant asylum to German Jews aboard the MS St. Louis. The ship,...

But what is neither forgivable nor understandable is the reaction of federal politicians to the trial. Both the Prime Minister and the Justice Minister have joined in the chorus criticizing the decision of the twelve jurors. (~1 minute)

From Fish Marketing to Co-op

From Fish Marketing to Co-op

Many people expected that the end of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC) monopoly would lead to a disaster in Manitoba. It has not--fortunately. In fact, this move by the government may re-vitalize the Indigenous commercial fisheries in the northern part...

Reforming the Justice System

Reforming the Justice System

There has been considerable talk recently about reforming the justice system. The talk has become particularly shrill following the Bushie and Fontaine murder trials in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In fact, the Justice Minister has said that she plans to eliminate...