Reading Time: 3 minutes Fundamental to human rights in Canada is access to a public education system that offers choice and quality to the taxpayers who pay for it
Tag: Tribalism
Ring of Fire: burning down a rare economic opportunity
Reading Time: 3 minutes First Nations can’t veto development in northern Ontario. They must engage in good faith, just like business and governments, and not squander this opportunity
Laws can reduce bullying and Bill C-16 is needed now
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada needs laws to protect vulnerable transgender youth, who experience bullying at much higher rates than their peers
Cultural appropriation controversy is entirely about free speech
Reading Time: 3 minutes The only route to a better appreciation of the cultures in Canada is through exposure, questioning, expressing opinions – even if those opinions are wrong
The rising global threats to prosperity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nationalistic politicians’ attacks on free markets and economic freedom driven primarily by the support and desires of rural voters
The stone cold truth: marijuana clouds reality
Reading Time: 3 minutes Contrary to decades of marijuana proponent propaganda, it’s not a drug like alcohol or caffeine. It’s very purpose is intoxication
Should the energy sector trust Canadians?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many Canadians are hypocrites: they want to have their energy cake and burn it, too
How western civilization crafted a social miracle
Reading Time: 3 minutes Western society has succeeded where other civilizations failed by being generous and inclusive, taking everyone on the road to progress – but we can’t stop now
Attawapiskat First Nation refuses to address its problems
Reading Time: 3 minutes De Beers decided to shelve plans to expand its mine because of the difficulty of dealing with continual protests from community members
How being politically correct can muddy complex waters
Reading Time: 3 minutes University of Calgary’s “cultural engagement” guidelines bear little resemblance to the complex relationship that existed between aboriginals and later immigrants