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Continue Reading →: Canada’s New Thin-Skinned Saviour?
Canada’s New Thin-Skinned Saviour?
New Prime Minister Mark Carney’s awkward debut with Canada’s press corps reveals a man unready for the rigours of political life. Accustomed to elite deference, Carney bristled at even friendly media questions, displaying arrogance, condescension, and a sense that Canada owes him. If he struggles with CBC softball, how will he handle Question Period? As…
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Continue Reading →: The Fraud of “Settler Colonialism”
The Fraud of “Settler Colonialism”
One of the most bizarre and ill-informed symbols employed by the activist and progressivist left is “settler colonialism.” Fortunately, Adam […]
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Continue Reading →: Why the Canada Pension Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme
Why the Canada Pension Plan Is a Ponzi Scheme
The following is an abridgement of chapter 4 in the recently published book Financial Sovereignty for Canadians (March 2024), authored […]
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Continue Reading →: Voting for Non-Citizens: Inclusion or Manipulation?
Voting for Non-Citizens: Inclusion or Manipulation?
Granting the vote to non-citizens can be a tactical electoral subterfuge disguised as “inclusion.” The idea of permanent residents voting […]
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Continue Reading →: Incompetence, Crises, and Responsibility
Incompetence, Crises, and Responsibility
“You don’t care which government does what…” —Seamus O’Regan The government Justin Trudeau heads, even following the support of the […]
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Continue Reading →: Must we like the people we elect?
Must we like the people we elect?
Charisma without substance is a dangerous thing.–Kim Campbell, Canada’s first and only female prime minister. Justin Trudeau’s popularity won him […]
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Continue Reading →: Remembering Brian Mulroney (1939-2024)
Remembering Brian Mulroney (1939-2024)
The 18th prime minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, passed away on February 29, weeks short of his 85th birthday. He is […]
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Continue Reading →: It’s Procurement, Stupid!
It’s Procurement, Stupid!
We should not be surprised but it rarely fails that in this country the proposed solution to every problem in government and every problem in the bureaucracy seems to be to hire more bureaucrats (or spend more money, which in most cases amounts to the same thing).
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Continue Reading →: A Case Against COVID-19 Amnesty in Canada
A Case Against COVID-19 Amnesty in Canada
But there should be no amnesty without determining the facts, without identifying those responsible for all the blunders and the culpable for deliberate deception resulting in possibly criminal decisions. To determine the facts, all databases related to COVID, medical, legal, social, and economic impacts should be open for all to see and study. The data…
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Continue Reading →: Remembering Roger Gibbins (1947-2024)
Remembering Roger Gibbins (1947-2024)
When I was transitioning out of the Academy into the world of policy think tanks, I ran into Peter Stockland […]
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Continue Reading →: Reflections on the Freedom Convoy: Podcast
Reflections on the Freedom Convoy: Podcast
Two years after the Justin Trudeau government illegitimately invoked the Emergencies (War Measures) Act against the Freedom Convoy protesting draconian […]
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Continue Reading →: Boissonnault’s “NATO Moment” is Dangerously Hypocritical.
Boissonnault’s “NATO Moment” is Dangerously Hypocritical.
No human rights have been stripped, no individual has been persecuted, no law has even been drafted, and no one […]
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Continue Reading →: Campus and Government Diversity Offices Failed Jewish Communities
Campus and Government Diversity Offices Failed Jewish Communities
Recently, Canadian universities and municipal governments have become large stages for the failure of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) branches to […]
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Continue Reading →: Judicial Independence is Crucial to the Rule of Law
Judicial Independence is Crucial to the Rule of Law
From our Economic History textbooks, we learn that the independence and fairness of the British Courts made it attractive for […]
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Continue Reading →: On the Right Path With New Gender Reassignment Restrictions
On the Right Path With New Gender Reassignment Restrictions
Jan. 31 was a significant day for parents, children, and women in Alberta. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced thoughtful and […]
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Continue Reading →: Assault on Rebel News Journalist Is an Assault on Journalism
Assault on Rebel News Journalist Is an Assault on Journalism
“We categorically condemn anyone who in any way intimidates and harasses journalists working in defence of the truth.” — Chrystia Freeland […]
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Continue Reading →: Antisemitic Trends in Canada Strengthen Case for Israel’s Existence
Antisemitic Trends in Canada Strengthen Case for Israel’s Existence
A week ago, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek boycotted an event marking Hannukah, a Jewish religious celebration. The mayor crassly blamed […]
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Continue Reading →: Jyoti Gondek Is Unfit To Be Mayor
Jyoti Gondek Is Unfit To Be Mayor
Thursday night, I attended my first Menorah Lighting ever. Had Jyoti Gondek, the Mayor of Calgary not announced her boycott […]
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Continue Reading →: From Peronismo to Libertarianism: Milei’s Climate Change in Argentina, Part 2.
From Peronismo to Libertarianism: Milei’s Climate Change in Argentina, Part 2.
Here we are, continuing in Part 2 of our report on Argentina’s freshly-elected president, Javier Milei who will be sworn […]
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Continue Reading →: The Darkness Within: Moncton Mayor Rejects a Menorah
The Darkness Within: Moncton Mayor Rejects a Menorah
News that Dawn Arnold, the Mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick, has refused to display a menorah on city property this year, for […]
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Continue Reading →: The Price of Privilege Meets Ideological Disconnect
The Price of Privilege Meets Ideological Disconnect
They all rose and applauded simultaneously, just as they always do, much like when then-Speaker Rota introduced former Nazi Yaroslav […]
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Continue Reading →: From Peronismo to Libertarianism: Javier Milei’s Argentine Climate Change, Part 1.
From Peronismo to Libertarianism: Javier Milei’s Argentine Climate Change, Part 1.
The climate has radically changed in Argentina; the political and economic climate of ideas, that is. Argentina has a new […]
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Continue Reading →: Haultain Research Welcomes Alise Mills, Senior Fellow, Canada-U.S. Relations
Haultain Research Welcomes Alise Mills, Senior Fellow, Canada-U.S. Relations
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Haultain Research Welcomes Alise Mills as Advisor and Senior Fellow, Canada-U.S. Relations Calgary, Alberta – November 28, […]
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Continue Reading →: Risks in Trade Talk Shutdown: India’s Economy and Saskatchewan’s Prosperity
Risks in Trade Talk Shutdown: India’s Economy and Saskatchewan’s Prosperity
Ottawa’s announcement that it is shutting down trade talks with India until India cooperates with the investigation into the murder of a […]
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Continue Reading →: Celebrating Freedom with Responsibility
Celebrating Freedom with Responsibility
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech. The principle of free speech is a […]
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Continue Reading →: Why does a post-national state need a national broadcaster?
Why does a post-national state need a national broadcaster?
Over 630 nations inhabit Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claims that it is a “post-national” state, not a nation. If Canada isn’t a nation, what nation does the “national” broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) serve?
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Haultain Research Welcomes David A. McLellan as Senior Fellow
CALGARY, ALBERTA – 10 November 2023 The Haultain Research Institute, a leading independent educational organization dedicated to addressing structural inequities […]
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Continue Reading →: A Time for Clarity: “Never Again” Must Truly Mean Never Again.
A Time for Clarity: “Never Again” Must Truly Mean Never Again.
On September 13, 2001, the front page of the French newspaper Le Monde, one of the most widely read newspapers in […]
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Continue Reading →: Let’s Take Remembrance Day Back
Let’s Take Remembrance Day Back
For over a century, Remembrance Day has been a day to commemorate those who have died in the line of […]
