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 …
Peckford Speech: On Occasion of George Jonas Award
Speech by the Honourable A. Brian Peckford on the Occasion Of The George Jonas Award Being Presented To Tamara Lich By The Justice Centre For Constitutional Freedoms, Burnaby, BC — July 13, 2022. Background It is a real honour to …
Official Child Abuse
In this article on official abuse of children, I reference American (US) policies and practices. Many Canadians think that, whatever is happening in the US, things in Canada are not quite so bad. But they are wrong; in many cases …
Twelve Decades of Elites Against the People
Democratic capitalism is a remarkably empowering and wealth-generating structure. Although wealth is not a zero-sum game, power may well be. In Chapter 17 of his 2011 book The Fruits of Graft: Great Depressions Then and Now, Wayne Jett explores how …
Yes, it is Indeed Time to Move on
The overwhelming majority of Canadians regret the history of European contact with Indigenous peoples, and the injustices and hardships that followed over the hundreds of years since. At the same time, they celebrate Canada’s accomplishments, which have created a Canada …
Etam: Last Winter’s Heating Bills were Unsustainable…
“Last winter’s heating bills were unsustainable” – buddy, do I have bad news for you Wow, what time is it? Is it May? There are a million funny things to talk about, a million laughs to be had, a lot of …
Zucker: How Coercion Compromised the Vaccine
The fight over the COVID vaccines has become an epic struggle. It’s not just about who should get the shot and how many shots. The fight ever more centers on issues of effectiveness and safety of the product itself. One group is …
Conversations on the Frontier: An Interview with Dr. Charles Hoffe
Dr. Charles Hoffe was a family physician in Lytton, B.C. for almost 30 years until a forest fire burned down his clinic and much of the community in 2021. Among his 900 patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine, two patients …
Unacceptable Views
“Canada will always be there to defend the right to peaceful protest” – Justin Trudeau, in a reference to protests in India … Asked why he supported some protests, but was determined to crush the trucker convoy, Justin Trudeau …