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In Canada, School Board Members With Traditional Values Get Tormented Out Of Elected Office
Francine Champagne and Monique LaGrange were forced out of their elected positions after expressing views counter to the woke mob.
From a US President to a Local School Trustee: No One is Safe in an Era of Kafkaesque Absurdity
A hundred years after Kafka’s “The Trial” was first published, the West has descended into an era in which absurd allegations are the new normal.
A Cultural History of Education Part 6
Part 6 of 6 : Something Needs to be Done
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Why University?
In this essay, I explain that young people should come to university to be educated, and not to become credentialed; the public should support universities because universities educate young people, not because they produce credentialled workers. Why should a...
A Lamentable Tale of Two Colonies
During the whole of recorded history, the empire has been the most constant and common form of political organization. A basic, self-evident feature of all empire-building has been the successful occupation of the lands of the local, Indigenous inhabitants by outside...
The Virus, The Vaccine, The Victims: Beginning The Great Reckoning
As Covid-19 recedes, a worldwide evaluation of how the pandemic was handled is finally underway. As much as governments, public health leaders and official science want to avoid questions, others with courage and determination are digging in and finding answers, including Canada’s privately organized National Citizens Inquiry. Margret Kopala examines the damage done by misguided public health measures and presents disturbing new evidence that vaccines were not only pointless but have caused injury and death on a horrific scale. And she reveals how efforts to fight back in the courts and against the media are gaining traction. As more information comes out, the truth about the greatest disaster of our time is becoming clearer.
Higgs Is Onside Good Policy By Reinforcing Parental Authority
New Brunswick premier Blaine Higgs has done a sensible thing regarding parental involvement in schools’ He has, however, endured tremendous backlash for it. One can only hope that voices of support drown out his detractors. Until recently, provincial Policy 713...
Leaders on the Frontier – Can We Really Erase History? With Gerry Bowler
Where does this toxic ideology of wanting to re-write history to atone for the sins of the past come from? Does anything truly matter when the narrative is more important than truth? Gerry Bowler and host David Leis discuss the value of a collective history and the great dangers in ignoring, erasing and revising history the way revolutionary movements desire to do, noting the ways this is prevalent in Canada today.
Battered By A Fateful Realignment Of Values
Canadian school trustee is canceled for sharing traditional views
Submarine Disaster a Woke Object Lesson
The death of five people in the Titan submarine southeast of Newfoundland provides an unfortunate object lesson for our society. When ideals overrule practicality, the cost can be fatal. OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush brought four passengers with him in the...
The Tortured Soul Who Invented Drag Queen Story Hour
The bold and unconventional life of Michelle Tea: activism, prostitution, and art
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 5): Patricide Never Serves the Common Good
Part 5 of a 5 part series
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 4): Immense Challenges and a National Strategy
Part 4 of a 5 part series
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 3): Canadian Confederation’s Indispensable Man
Part 3 of a 5 part series