Reading Time: 3 minutes Don’t leave the skilled trades out of Canada’s innovation conversation. High-tech isn’t just about apps – it’s also about developing apprentices
Month: April 2017
Shop safely online without using your credit card numbers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alternative online payment methods are quick, easy and free. And if an online merchant is compromised, you’re safe
Canada can be a beacon in a darkening world
Reading Time: 3 minutes Year upon year, despite a veritable basket of deplorable events worldwide, our exceptionalism as a civil democratic society still shines
Caring for the body, mind and soul in the great outdoors
Reading Time: 3 minutes Time spent in the natural world nourishes our soul, makes us more receptive to goodness and beauty, helps us perceive truth, and opens us to the presence of God
The taxing business of complying with the income tax code
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to reform the complex tax system to save Canadians billions. Let’s get rid of ineffective credits, deductions and other special provisions
The failed fight against fascism
Reading Time: 3 minutes The bombing of Guernica was a flashpoint in the Spanish Civil War, which became a microcosm of worldwide political and ideological schisms for years to come
Parties that obsess on getting elected have no reason to exist
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sadly, as they get close to power, rhetoric overpowers principles and charisma overtakes substance
For lasting peace, we need to see beyond our fears
Reading Time: 3 minutes If we want true security, we need see beyond our prejudices and invest in global development that promotes justice and progress for all humanity
Saskatchewan’s budget is Robin Hood in reverse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increasing provincial sales tax – including on children’s clothes – will hurt lower-income households more than higher-income ones
Misconceptions threaten funding for B.C. independent schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes Removing partial public funding for independent schools based on a series of misconceptions does nothing to improve education