Last post Sorry about the long hiatus, dear readers. I had intended to take a short break and it seems to have turned into a long one, so I am startin...

First-past-the-post creates a conservative English Canada vs. a progressive Quebec The NDP scored a number of first s for itself in the 2011 election: the first time with seats in the triple digits, the first time as Offici...

Health Canada—another Conservative mouthpiece? The Conservatives have started early on their advertising campaign for the upcoming election. We are, for example, being told ad nauseam tha...

Bishop Henry pontificates on LGBTQ rights The Alberta government has established LGBTQ guidelines for the province's schools. This story would not be complete without comments ...

I know you have to say that stuff, Rachel, but still .... At a recent speech to international investors in Calgary, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley described the tar sands as "a tremendous asset&...

Kudos to Wildrose (the Fildebrandt story, part two) In my last post I criticized Wildrose financial critic Derek Fildebrandt for his boorish insulting of visiting Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn...

So what did Raif Badawi say? The world is now aware of Saudi Arabia's satanic punishment of blogger Raif Badawi—ten years in prison and a 1,000 lashes for saying t...

Sports—tribalism in full cry The now infamous Vancouver hockey riot has done a pretty good job of smearing the city's reputation around the globe. Shocking as it was...

Is our policy on ISIS predestined? No one wants to say unpleasant things about their friends. But what do you do if your friends are engaged in serial misbehaviour and you are...