Senior Fellow Philip Carl Salzman draws on years living among nomadic tribes to challenge the Western obsession with big government. Among the Baluch of Iran and pastoralists in India and Sardinia, he found decentralized, self-reliant societies thriving on kinship, tradition and mutual responsibility. These communities show that freedom doesn’t require bureaucracy—just strong bonds and the will to defend what matters.
Senior Fellow Brian Giesbrecht argues Pope Francis’s off-the-cuff “genocide” comment on Canada’s residential schools handed activists a powerful narrative and Parliament a shortcut to condemnation. With no evidence of remains in Kamloops, MPs still passed a genocide motion in 47 seconds—spurred by papal words and media heat. When history hinges on hearsay, truth takes a back seat.
Canadian patriotism is fading—not for lack of pride, but for lack of understanding. Political scientist John von Heyking argues that without civic literacy, national sentiment becomes hollow performance. Too few Canadians know how their democratic arrangement works, leaving them vulnerable to misinformation, manipulation and disengagement. As identity politics and superficial self-criticism gain prominence, a deeper “constitutional patriotism” rooted in civic education becomes necessary. If Canada is to remain a distinct, democratic community, its citizens must first learn what that truly means.
In a time of progressive scolding, anti-American boycotts and virtue-signalling, thousands of Albertans gathered in Calgary to celebrate something simple: joy. In his latest commentary, Marco Navarro-Genie explores how a Beach Boys concert became more than just music—it turned into a subtle act of defiance. Harmony, sunshine and unapologetic fun still matter—especially when they challenge the cultural gatekeepers.
For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public...
The path to net zero, based on the much disputed belief that carbon dioxide is a pollution, is more steep and impractical than most people realize. Replacing fossil fuels with clean electricity will require much more power generation and a greatly upgraded grid to...
Cultural anthropologists venture out into the world beyond the university, to study and try to understand people and their cultures often distant geographically and different in ideas and practices from their own. To do this they employ some simple procedures, that they dignify with the label “methodology,” to ensure or at least increase the probability of reining in their own assumptions and expectations, in order to grasp the reality of the world that they have entered.
It took the threat of U.S. tariffs for Canada to wake up to the true horrors of the fentanyl epidemic that is now destroying so many young lives and shattering families. Canadians, who were in a panic about the deaths that occurred during the COVID pandemic,...
The radical left and Islamist movements share a common enemy: Western civilization. Their alliance is growing, but history shows it won’t last it’s an alliance between segments of the radical left and Islamist movements, united by their shared opposition to...
Schools claim to protect students from ‘harmful’ literature – unless the content aligns with progressive ideology Some books are deemed too offensive for students—just not the ones you’d expect. In 2021, a Grade 6-7 teacher in Prince George, B.C., was...
In response to what is obviously a bargaining ploy by Donald Trump to use economic force to get what he wants from us, our now “former, but still there” PM has come out swinging. A defiant Trudeau, in boxing stance, told Trump (not to his face, mind you) “there...
Big Topics & Big Ideas
Big Topics & Big Ideas
Big Topics & Big Ideas
Big Topics & Big Ideas