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 …
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 is identity politics and its conflict between …
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 …
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 categories of people deemed …
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 …
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 …
Justice Pricing: Is it Really Justice or Just Plain Hate?
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 …