Canadian politics may be headed for its most sweeping transformation in 30 years, but the outcome is anyone’s guess. The Liberals will soon choose a new leader who, on the evidence, is doomed to take the fall for a very unpopular party after nine years. It’s...
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Jimmy Carter Was A Co-opted President
President Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president (1977-1981), provides a classic example of how a rich, influential establishment can co-opt and exalt people into power to serve their interests. Carter was born in 1924, four years before public relations pioneer...
Former Alberta Energy Minister Addresses War On Canadian Oil
A former Alberta cabinet minister says Canada must do a better job at promoting its energy sector and win the "war" against it. Sonya Savage, an energy lawyer with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, was Minister of Energy and Mines from 2019 to 2022, then Minister of...
Lessons from the Romanian Revolution
Canada has been through a demoralizing time in recent years, but hope remains. The 1989 Romanian Revolution is a good example well within our lifetime that serves both as a cautionary lesson for governments and some cause for inspiration for suffering citizens....
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Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
Report Shows Politics Trumped Science on U.S. Vaccine Mandates
If you thought responsible science drove the bus on the pandemic response, think again. A December 2024 report by the U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee, Coronavirus Pandemic shows that political agendas made regulatory bodies rush vaccine...
Why Canada Must Double Down on Energy Production
Must we cancel fossil fuels to save the earth? No. James Warren, adjunct professor of environmental sociology at the University of Regina said so in a recent paper for the Johnson Shoyama School of Public Policy, a joint effort by his university and the...
Teachers Unions Had Undue Influence on U.S. Pandemic Policy
The sad legacy of masked children and school closures is still with us long after the pandemic is over. When you think of institutions that failed the public during the coronavirus pandemic, would teachers' unions come to mind? A recent report by the U.S. House...
CPP Needs Straightforward Reforms
Canadians are leaving pension money on the table. More than 15 years ago, my then-father-in-law shared an important decision with me. He would start collecting from his Canadian Pension Plan at age 60. Although his monthly benefits would be reduced, he doubted...
Vote Machines Don’t Deserve the Blind Trust we Give Them
For generations, we allowed representatives of candidates to scrutinize electoral votes to avoid error or malice from an election official. Neither bribery, nor favouritism, nor incompetence would have any effect. Vote machines have the same vulnerabilities....
Health Risks from Water Fluoridation are not just in RFK’s Head
Water fluoridation has returned to the forefront of public policy debates thanks to environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy is expected to have a role in the Department of Health and Human Services, giving his opinion more weight than ever. In a post...
Canada Fulfills the Dystopian Vision
Poet T.S. Elliot once wrote, “This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.” Canada has fallen but has all the illusion of being what it always was. Many Canadians fail to see a dystopian future foretold decades ago has arrived. Our...
It’s Time To Stop Church Arsons And What Fuels Them
Religious freedoms and the right to worship have been a recognized hallmark of civilized societies for centuries. The preamble of Canada’s constitution says our country is built on the principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God and the rule of law. In defiance...
Elections Show Urban-Rural Divide
The recent provincial election West of Manitoba’s border confirmed an urban-rural divide. The Saskatchewan Party won 34 seats and the NDP 27. Remarkably, the Sask Party took zero seats in Regina and only one in Saskatoon. Their win was solely based on rural...