Views from the Beltline

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): a monetary measure of the total market value of all of the goods and services produced by a country in a…

In a pluralistic society such as ours, we frequently find it necessary or convenient to discuss our fellow citizens in terms of ethnicity or religion.…

For those of us who believe the world’s major problems are global and therefore require the global village to deal with them, the United Nations,…

If I were to rank democratic instruments, I would put referendums at the bottom of the list. Quite aside from the fact there is another…

Last week Alberta Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard quashed the approval of a referendum-seeking separation petition. In support of the plaintiffs, the Athabasca…

I have nothing but the greatest faith in Mark Carney’s economic acumen. How could one not? This guy probably has the most comprehensive financial experience…

Canada, the land of wide open spaces, of oceans, prairies, forests and mountains, is a wonderland of nature. But underneath all that natural glory lies…

Thirty-four years ago an ex-mayor of Calgary ran for the leadership of a provincial political party. The ex-mayor was Ralph Klein, “the people’s mayor,” and…

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions should be a motherhood issue. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased from 280 to 420 parts per million in barely 60…

Government-run grocery stores have become an item among progressives lately. Inspired perhaps by the new social democratic mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, who made…

Earlier this month the United Nations passed Resolution A/80/L.48: Commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, a motion proposed by the…

I have never been a fan of the Roman Catholic Church. Its hierarchical and misogynistic ways grate on my progressive nerves. However, I must confess…