Two Americas
Americans may be the most individualistic of people. And there has always been two sides to that individualism. The founding fathers, inspired by the Enlightenment,…
Danielle lays down the law
Danielle Smith is famously jealous about provincial rights. She fights with the feds continually, going on the offensive over every perceived breach of the province’s…
Naming, shaming and curbing the climate villains
Now here’s an idea. The Earth Island Institute, an international environmental organization, has initiated a proposal for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. The idea is…
Recognizing Palestine … and about time
It’s more than a bit late, but as they say, better late … Canada, along with Great Britain and Australia are officially recognizing a Palestinian…
Good luck, Chrystia
The federal government will be greatly diminished by losing Chrystia Freeland. This week, she announced she is stepping down from cabinet after the PM appointed…
Is Brazilian democracy healthier than America’s?
That a South American country’s democracy might be healthier than that of the United States is a notion that would have been unthinkable only a…