Views from the Beltline

Throughout history it has been women’s lot to be oppressed by men. Such has been the custom in almost all societies. It is of course…

Quite a few years ago I spent three years working for a major oil company in Houston, Texas. I enjoyed Texas and I enjoyed Texans,…

When Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the creation of her Alberta Next panel, which would offer Albertans an opportunity to contribute to issues for referendums,…

I’m not much of a flag waver. Patriotism brings out too much of the worst of our tribal nature. Not that I don’t have feelings…

U.S. President Donald Trump is a great admirer of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Indeed, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon described Orbán as “Trump before…

In these times when institutions are often faced with mistrust, if there’s one Canadian institution one might expect to be in that category, it’s our…

Reading about the Liberals’ One Canadian Economy Act, or Bill C-5, and the rush to get it through Parliament, I was reminded of the infamous…

From the 17th to the 20th centuries was an imperial age for leading European countries. They explored, traded, colonized and built empires around the world.…

Support for separatism in Alberta ebbs and flows, up to maximum support of about 30 percent of the population, where it is now. One might…

I was a little surprised to see EIIR on the head of the throne where King Charles read Prime Minister Carney’s plans for the country.…

People are tribal. It’s in our genes. We are a communal species. It makes us what we are, it brings us together, and it tears…

Some Albertans are unhappy that their guys lost the federal election, so they’re doing a MAGA. They are not accepting the result. They will take…