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Culture Wars
‘A Children’s Way’ – Cancelling Bishop Grandin
Winnipeg City Hall recently proclaimed that Bishop Grandin Boulevard, Bishop Grandin Trail, and Grandin Street will be renamed, respectively, Abinojii Mikanah (Ojibway for 'A Children's Way'), Awisasak Meskanow (Cree for 'A Children's Way'), and Taapeewin Way (Michif...
Leaders on the Frontier: America’s Turmoil will be Canada’s Strife with Jeffrey Tucker
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Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 1): Reclaiming a Foundational Leader
Part 1 of a 5 part series
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Free Trade among the Prairie Provinces: A Boost for Their Economies
Trade barriers among provinces in Canada are a problem. Canada has signed trade agreements with foreign countries like the U.S. and regions like the European Union. Yet, trade barriers still exist in Canada even though countries like Germany or Belgium don’t have...
“Capitol” Punishment: A Betrayal
The attack on the Capitol in Washington and its aftermath have taken a toll, but unfortunately, the incident will remain remote and extraordinary for most. It has been politicized, sensationalized and reconstructed, but its tragic impact on those on the front lines is...
No, the College Free-Speech Crisis Is Not a Right-Wing Conspiracy
Do not be surprised when college presidents say, "I oppose free speech on college campuses," or law deans say that President Trump’s executive order to require free speech on campuses is "unconstitutional." The reason is simple: college and university administrators...
Whiteout
Irving Berlin’s Christmas song “White Christmas” is a classic - Bing Crosby’s version remains the best-selling single of all time. And yet, if the logic of a special interest group in Winnipeg is to prevail, the name of the song would have to be changed to something...
In Praise of Dead White Men
Every age has its obsessions. Religious differences among Christians led to brutal and bloody religious wars a few centuries ago. National conflicts among European powers led to worldwide wars in the 19thand 20th centuries. In the West, our 21st century obsession...
Are Educators Enemies of the People?
Our educators, based and trained in our universities, have adopted an ideology, a faith, contrary to the values and will of the general public, the citizens who pay their salaries and give jobs to their graduates. This ideology shapes the thoughts of everyone who...
The Growing Threat of Repressive Social Justice
Most professors and students in the social sciences, humanities, education, social work, and law, and most university officials at Canadian and American universities today have adopted a political ideology labelled “social justice,” which requires redress for...
The Mayor’s New Name Game
Winnipeg is a great city. Brutal winters and buggy humid summers don’t dampen the enthusiasm Winnipeggers feel for the city and its vibrancy of a unique culture. Nonetheless, a long list of civic problems requires the mayor and councillors to concentrate on bread and...
De-Stabilizing Court Decision Further Erodes Crown Sovereignty
In December, 2018, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released its Restoule decision rendering Canada and Ontario equally liable to pay the 21 Robinson Treaties bands their “fair” share of all Crown revenue received from sales, leases and licenses, less expenses,...
The attempt by a Victoria BC promoter to institute “justice pricing” for a movie series has attracted considerable attention, most of it hostile. The “Made You Look Media” company had decreed that to view their offering at the Roxy Theatre the “general admission price...
The Social Justice Bus
It was December 1, 1955. A tired seamstress was making her way back home on a bus after a long day in Montgomery, Alabama. The bus driver angrily informed the woman that the law required her to sit in the back of the bus. The woman was not just tired from work, she...