Ever since 1931, Canadians have paused on November 11 to mark Remembrance Day, a commemoration of those who have died serving in our country’s wars. (From 1919 to 1930 the observance was called Armistice Day and held on the Sunday nearest November 11.) Men and women...
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The Nuclear Industry Could be a Real Asset for Alberta
If the COVID crisis takes most of the media coverage, environmental claims remain. Friday for Future, the movement launched by Greta Thunberg, has come back to protest the federal government's inaction on earlier green promises such as curbing greenhouse gas...
Time to Abolish Indian Act
Canadians are watching protests on American streets that stem in part from their history of slavery. That “original sin” dogs America, and tears at its soul. But Canada, too, has an “original sin”. And that is our history with Indigenous people. It is not that it...
Hydroxychloroquine is Widely Used Around the Globe
Death rates in countries that rely on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for the treatment of Covid-19 appear to be dramatically lower than death rates in countries that discourage the use of the drug. A new study claims that the death rate in the countries that used HCQ early...
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Learning From the Nordic Sami Model
Governments Too Often Make Decisions That Endanger Their Own Citizens
While the benighted residents of the world are having to deal with the restrictions imposed on them to minimize chances of transmission of the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19, many of them may be wondering how we got to such a predicament – where millions...
Prisons Discriminate Against Natives: Report
A new report published by the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Howard Sapers, suggests that Aboriginals need more culturally sensitive programs and practices to help them survive when they leave.
Obituary: Lord Harris of High Cross
Economist and founder of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Lord Ralph Harris died at the age of 81. The following is a summary of some of his accomplishments.
CIDA’s Malaria Meltdown
CIDA has announced its plans to cut funding for malaria-prevention programs. One doctor’s view on these changes and the disease throughout the world.
A Toxic Nation?
A recent Sun series made the case that manmade chemicals, although helpful in many ways, shorten our lives and increase our risk of contracting cancer, and that children are particularly vulnerable. But a 50-year body of scientific research does not support such claims.
Heath Care Costs Reach Tipping Point
With Canada’s current spending practices, health care will be taking all of the provincial revenue within a few decades. Is it time to explore new funding options?
Tale of Two Towers
The story of two office towers in two cities provides a contrast in policy models.
Alberta “Rednecks” Produce Brainy Students
Other provinces and states are looking to Alberta’s education system for some guidance of their own.
Telecommuting Trumps Urban Planners
The phenomenon of telecommuters – the tens of thousands of Winnipeggers who work at the end of an internet pipe, a group that is not politically aware or organized, and therefore invisible – is already well advanced.
You Get What You Pay For
The condition of Winnipeg’s rental units has been in decline for some time now. The reason is rent control.