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Trans enters the culture wars

Mar 1, 2024

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 Governance

MPs reject democratic upgrade

Feb 8, 2024

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…

Trade United States

When Trump and the left agreed

Jan 18, 2024

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…

Alberta

Notley, like Lougheed, a hard act to follow

Jan 17, 2024

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…

Climate change

Oil’s OPEC advantage over renewables

Jan 13, 2024

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…

International

How Trump unleashed Iran

Jan 11, 2024

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…

Global warming

Who to believe, Pierre Poilievre or 28 Nobel Laureates?

Jan 8, 2024

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…

International

Why must the Palestinians beg for a country in their own land?

Jan 6, 2024

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.…

Governance

The folly of swearing to Charles

Jan 4, 2024

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…

Calgary Governance

Time for a walk in the snow?

Dec 28, 2023

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…

Personal

New Year’s wishes for 2024

Dec 27, 2023

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…

International

7,000 children, 60 journalists, 130 UN aid workers … enough?

Dec 23, 2023

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…

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