For ’tis the sport to have the enginerHoist with his own petard (Hamlet, by William Shakespeare) It is almost impossible not to smile when reading what has happened recently to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and…
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Lessons from Nuremberg
The release of the movie Nuremberg, currently showing in theatres, could hardly have been more timely, particularly with Remembrance Day imminent. This gripping story from the immediate postwar era, featuring Academy Award winners Russell Crowe…
The U.S is not Becoming a Dictatorship. It Already Is One
“In the nine months since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the overall goals of his agenda have become clear enough: weaken the United States abroad to create an environment friendly to dictators, while…
Legault’s Constitution Gambit: More Wrong-Headed Desperation
Quebec’s embattled premier Francois Legault, leader of the misnamed Coalition Avenir Quebec (Coalition for the Future of Quebec, or CAQ) party, is once more looking in the rear-view mirror in a desperate attempt to stave…
Reckless Poilievre Rehashes Old News, Trashes Trudeau and the RCMP
Canadians could be forgiven for thinking they were seeing an old news clip from 2015 on their electronic device of choice last week. Certainly Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre appeared to be caught in his own…
Whose Rights Are They Anyway? The Notwithstanding Clause Debate
Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau once confided that agreeing to include the notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was one of his greatest regrets. It was well-known that he had only…
Scott Moe Torpedoes Danielle Smith’s Plan
Poor Danielle Smith. With friends like this, who needs enemies? Alberta’s Premier Smith called a press conference on October 3 to announce her plan for a new oil pipeline that she wants Prime Minister Mark…
New Parliament, Same Old Poilievre
He is back to his old tricks again: simplistic slogans, hyperpartisan attacks and misinformation. Just days after winning the slam dunk byelection in Alberta, (conveniently handed to him by one of his MPs), Conservative leader…
The BC Ostrich Debacle is No Laughing Matter
No doubt about it, the ostrich is a strange, comical bird. Certainly humans often ridicule Its appearance and gait, not to mention its intelligence, and its image is frequently employed by political cartoonists. Only a…
How Do You Handle a Problem Like Alberta?
Let us be clear. There is no such thing as “western alienation.” Manitoba and B.C. do not share the aggressively negative views of Ottawa that are currently promoted by Alberta premier Danielle Smith, and Saskatchewan’s…
