Reading Time: 4 minutes It employs its great military, economic and seductive power to advance repression around the world
Month: May 2019
China is driving the rise of omniscient machines
Reading Time: 4 minutes Are we prepared for a world full of machines, governing everything in steely alignment with the technocrats’ goals?
We shall overcome crimes against humanity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Attacks on places of worship are based on the horrendous lie that we need to fear those who are different.
Minimum wage hikes just push up need for government spending
Reading Time: 3 minutes Government intervention becomes necessary when goods and services are made too expensive as a result of wage hikes
Canada can only lose in a trade war with China
Reading Time: 3 minutes From canola to peas and soybeans, the Chinese are using our commodities as bargaining chips in a diplomatic dispute
On the edge at otherworldly Mount Assiniboine
Reading Time: 5 minutes The wonder of Assiniboine’s infinite blanket of brilliant white snow is like a dream you can’t wait to return to
Growing number of seniors lack support of family, friends
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unbefriended,’ these isolated seniors require more help to safeguard their access to basic daily needs, including companionship, and improve their quality of life
The unexpected rise of Margaret Thatcher
Reading Time: 3 minutes Into the U.K.’s Winter of Discontent came a woman of sharp edges and a clear mind about how change would be managed
Eats, eccentrics and relaxation in Calgary and Winnipeg tours
Reading Time: 5 minutes Indulge in the ancient at two Winnipeg attractions: a fascinating tour of the legislature or the relaxing Thermea Nordic Spa
Canada’s trade deal should proceed despite China’s wrongdoings
Reading Time: 4 minutes Trade sanctions are blunt, costly instruments. They should only be used as a last resort