In July 2024 the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples issued an Interim Report entitled 'Missing Records, Missing Children'. The problem with that title? There are no missing Indian residential school children. Special Interlocutor Kimberly Murray...
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GIESBRECHT: The Staggering Incompetence of Biden and Putin
Vladmir Putin with a target in his sights... It was Kiev, argues columnist Brian Giesbrecht, and that was a massive mistake,WS file photo Putin, Biden and Ukraine... A tale of two egos. How much is history the work of particular people, and how much just...
How the 1327 Coup Against Edward II Contributed to English Constitutional Development
It is always difficult to be the heir of a successful king, particularly when you lack the virtues that your eminent father had possessed. Edward II was not the successful military leader that his father Edward I (a.k.a. “Longshanks” and “Hammer of the Scots”) had...
Will We Fall For The Same Old PCR Tricks Again?
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. How long will Canadians continue falling for the same media tricks that they fell for during the years of lockdowns and vaccine passports? “Alberta's COVID-19 death toll more than 4 times higher than flu over...
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Canadian Property Rights Index 2023
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
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...
Grassroots Activism Forces Urban Planning Rethink
Manitoba residents recently demonstrated the power of grassroots activism when they packed a public hearing in response to what some believe is a plan to implement 15-minute cities in Winnipeg and surrounding communities. The turnout was so overwhelming that...
Unlock BC’s Mining Potential: Cut the Red Tape
BC is at a crucial juncture. It must swiftly create an ideal policy climate to capitalize on the impending critical minerals boom fully. The choice is clear: the province must cut regulatory red tape and create a stable investment climate. If BC resists these changes,...
Has The TRC Report Pushed Canada Into A Post-Truth Nose-Dive?
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Report was published a decade ago. Since then, surprisingly few people have provided a critical but fair assessment of this 3,500-page, 7-volume mammoth. Most academics and journalists—those we expect to...
DAVID SEYMOUR: “Need, Not Race” Circular Honours Universal Human Rights
The government is issuing a Cabinet circular directing all public services be delivered according to need rather than race. This change marks a commitment to ensuring equal rights in the distribution of government resources and services, and reflects the values ACT...
Championing Fathers’ Rights: Dietvorst’s Battle Against Parental Alienation
An Albertan IT specialist has become a champion for father’s rights after hearing countless stories of their suffering. Monique Dietvorst works as a technical writer in STEM fields, mostly in software. Her honest inquiry into men’s rights presented a much different...
How Do You Like Multiculturalism Now?
Canada is officially a multicultural society, thanks to Trudeau pere et fils. According to PM Justin Trudeau, Canada has no cultural core, and is a post-national society. This framing ignores the relevant evidence: Canada has two official languages, English and...
Any Downturn in Alberta’s Economy Would Inevitably Drag Canada’s Down With It
Is anyone paying attention? Canada is heading straight for an economic iceberg, and the rest of the country doesn’t seem to grasp the gravity of the situation. Alberta – long the engine of Canada’s prosperity thanks to its oil and gas sector – is facing a serious...
Federal Government’s Bloated Bureaucracy Needs an Immediate Overhaul
Preston Manning: "Competence and ability, not ideology, should be the core criteria for hiring civil servants" I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the Honourable Preston Manning about the ever-growing size of Canada’s federal bureaucracy. Manning, a seasoned...
Why the Rising Sea Levels Crisis Doesn’t Hold Water
The current rate of rising sea levels is manageable, and countries and authorities are already taking proactive measures to address the issue One of the more exaggerated predictions made by the climate crisis lobby is that human-caused global warming is leading to a...