The USA is about to start their Presidential Primaries, and last week’s poll looked at Republican Party candidates. While the Democrat Party establishment remains solidly behind President Biden, there are other Democrat Party and non-Democrat party candidates and...
Opinion Polls
2024 Republican Presidential Candidate?
The USA is about to start their Presidential Primaries, with the Republican Party actively seeking a candidate. No Democrat is a threat to President Biden. Former President Donald Trump has a commanding lead among Republicans, but a few candidates are still left in...
The Alberta Sovereignty Act
This week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked the Alberta Sovereignty Act. This act is intended to restrict the rights ot the Federal Government to impose restrictions or fine entities in Alberta, where there is a dispute over legislation and regulations. The...
Single Use Plastic Banned Overturned By Federal Court
The Federal Court recently overturned the Federal Government's order to add certain single use plastics to the list of Federally banned toxic substances. What hasn't been reported by the media is that the deciding Federal Court Judge, Angela Fulanetto (appointed to...
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The Man who Saved the Plains Indians
At the time of Confederation, Canada’s Plains Indians were in a desperate situation. The same European-introduced guns and horses that resulted in a briefly glorious golden age for them had also resulted in constant inter-tribal warfare and the rapid disappearance of...
Renewed Talk of Abolishing the Indian Act
Political attacks on the Indian Act are back in the news, and that is a good thing. However, Canadian politicians, including First Nation politicians, need a credible plan about what to do before we pull out the champagne. Attacking the Indian Act is not a big deal...
What do you think of the National Citizens Inquiry?
Poll Question: March 15, 2023 to March 21 , 2023 Three years ago governments around the world imposed the never before used policy of locking down their economies in response to the Covid 19 respiratory virus. The Charter of Rights was eviscerated with forced...
Adopting Balanced View
Poll Question: March 08, 2023 to March 14 , 2023 Canadians learned this week that federal government spending continues to grow at record high levels. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on track to record the five highest levels of per-person spending (2018...
Do you agree that residential schools are a genocide?
Poll Question: March 01, 2023 to March 08 , 2023 On Oct 27, 2022, Canada’s parliament unanimously, and without debate, passed a motion that equated residential schools with genocide. This added to the eight genocides officially recognized by the Canadian government in...
The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept
Poll Question: February 22, 2023 to February 28 , 2023 The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept in which most daily necessities and services, such as work, shopping, education, healthcare, and leisure can be easily reached by a 15-minute walk or bike ride from...
Do you expect this report to be:
Poll Question: February 15, 2023 to February 21 , 2023 The Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) responsible for looking into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act will deliver its final report on February 17, 2023. In a news release, the...
Was Trudeau Right?
Poll Question: February 08, 2023 to February 14, 2023 In 1969 then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and his Indian Affairs Minister Jean Chretien proposed ending the Indian Act which basically makes aboriginals wards of a federal government department in...
The traditional mission and goal of the university is to be a place of academic inquiry
Poll Question: February 01, 2023 to February 07, 2023 The traditional mission and goal of the university is to be a place of academic inquiry and free speech. This week former Mount Royal University Professor Frances Widdowson’s scheduled lecture on “How Wokeism...
To make housing more affordable the Ontario…
Poll Question: January 26, 2023 to January 31, 2023 To make housing more affordable the Ontario government finalized plans last month to open up 7,400 acres of protected Greenbelt land for development in what it said was a bid to build 50,000 homes. Federal...
The federal government has released a paper discussing how Canada
Poll Question: January 18, 2023 to January 25, 2023 The federal government has released a paper discussing how Canada can manage and assist a “Just transition” to the low carbon economy and a “clean economy future.” Natural Resources Minister Jonathan...