Reading Time: 3 minutes Patrick Brown lost his job. Justin Trudeau still has his. What explains the double standard?
Author: Brian Giesbrecht
Brian Giesbrecht was a Provincial Court Judge in Manitoba from 1976 to 2007. During that time he served as Acting Chief Judge, and Associate Chief Judge. He is now retired and lives in western Manitoba.
Lining up for another government payout
Reading Time: 4 minutes Should every Indigenous person who was required to attend day school be compensated?
The debt all Canadians owe to settlers
Reading Time: 3 minutes It was the settlers, with their hard work and the values they carried, who made Canada the wonderful country it is today
We need breathalyzer testing on demand
Reading Time: 4 minutes Bill C-46 would contribute to public safety, help address the serious court backlog problem and save taxpayers a lot of money
Are we on the home land of the Metis Nation?
Reading Time: 3 minutes When the Metis began coalescing as a distinct people, they simply took control of territory previously used by Indigenous tribes
Your home is your castle? Maybe not in Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes People have a right to defend themselves, their family and their property. The Crown may not understand that but two juries have shown they did
When Elizabeth goes, the monarchy will fade in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The debate about severing the royal connection will begin immediately after Queen Elizabeth’s passing. It may take a while but the break seems inevitable
Blame the parents for suffering of children on the margins
Reading Time: 3 minutes Developmentally delayed children come into a failing welfare system due to irresponsible parents placing substance abuse ahead of their children
Jumping on to the class action lawsuit gravy train
Reading Time: 4 minutes And the federal government should stop playing fast and loose with the hard-earned money of overtaxed taxpayers
Rewriting our history won’t make it go away
Reading Time: 3 minutes Historical revisionists want to rename buildings, pull down statues and rename paintings. Leave our history alone, warts and all