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There Was Not One, But Three Pandemics
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COVID-19 Policies Undermined Trust in Key Institutions
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A Canary In A Coal Mine Is A Warning Sign
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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...
Peckford: Is God a Dirty Word?
Abuse of Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms And The Courts. This is one of the most disappointing things about the so called pandemic. I am not a lawyer but I have been around them most of my political life and had the good fortune of having several legal minds in my...
Peckford: The Fight Just Begins for The Charter of Rights and Freedoms As Mandates Fall
Now is the time for a regroup, a refresh. Mandates removal are battles not the WAR. The WAR IS The Mandates were and are unconstitutional . They must be found to have been unconstitutional , that they have all violated our Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Otherwise...
Two Fools On The Hill
The discussions held by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Premiers leading up to the imposition of The Emergencies Act will not be made public, but the results are obvious : All Premiers except one, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, told Trudeau not to do it. I’m sure...
Leaders on the Frontier: Brian Peckford on Saving Canada’s Democracy
Our Topic: During the Covid-19 pandemic, Canada's 14 Governments have instituted almost two years of unprecedented drastic emergency policies in an attempt to safeguard human health. These actions have severely curtailed individual rights and freedoms while causing...
A Personal Declaration of Opposition to The Abuse of Our Charter of Rights and Freedoms by The State
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpation. -James Madison
The National Securities Regulator is Harmful
In Canada we need to place more emphasis on competitive forces, in order to create incentives for the creation of new companies with new products in new industries, encouraging companies with growth potential and thereby broadening Canada's economic base. In any...
A national securities regulator is a problem, not a solution
In Canada we need to place more emphasis on competitive forces, in order to create incentives for the creation of new companies with new products in new industries, encouraging companies with growth potential and thereby broadening Canada’s economic base. In any...
Recognizing the many roles of dads
Canadian judges are very powerful. In fact, our constitution gives judges power over all branches of government. And, they take pride in rooting out perceived inequality pursuant to s. 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Ironically, though, the courts themselves...
Book Release: Ideology And Dysfunction In Family Law
For several decades now, fathers have faced significant, widespread bias in family courts across Canada. But as author Grant Brown shows in a new book, many of the popular prejudices behind this bias simply have no basis in law or fact. In Ideology And...