Views from the Beltline

Pierre Poilievre states that biological men should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports. I agree. But then I’m not aware of any biological…

Canada is a very free country, but unfortunately not a very democratic one. Not when our electoral system consistently gives us governments that most of…

A recent article in The New York Times took me back to the latter decades of the 20th century and the debates over free trade…

If I had to choose Alberta’s best premier I would go with Peter Lougheed, an exceptional leader, one of too few politicians who rose above…

Oil companies have been up and down about investing more of their profits in green energy. Having made promises to do just that, recently they…

In 1953, Iran’s democratic government led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq was toppled by a military coup backed by the CIA and the British Secret…

Canadians are being led by the Pied Piper of pollution, Pierre Poilievre, away from the carbon tax. Whether it is indeed the Conservative leader with…

A seemingly eccentric question, one that shouldn’t have to be asked, yet it does because that is the bizarre situation the Palestinians find themselves in.…

Once again this business of swearing an oath to the monarch has popped up in Parliament. It’s one of those issues that never dies but…

I believe Justin Trudeau has made quite a decent prime minister, certainly at least a major improvement over his predecessor. The only important disappointment for…

Maybe I’m getting too old to change, but rather than making resolutions for the New Year, I decided to do wishes instead. My number one…

On September 11th, 2001, the Islamist extremist group al-Qaeda carried out one of the most dramatic terrorist attacks in history on the United States. It…