All laws rely on some moral authority
Separation of church and state a bad idea
I said in a column I write for an American web daily last week that, unlike Canada,...
Church sacrificed on altar of CBC
If there’s anything more bizarre than some of the shows the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation chooses to make on the Christian religion, it’s the explanation...
Counter ‘revolution’ brewing in Quebec
English-speaking Canada was given further evidence last week that an extraordinary change is taking place in Quebec. A whole generation of young people seems...
Religion makes waves in Ontario
School funding issue brings essentially spiritless election campaign to life
The separation of the church from the state—a principle approvingly cited by our liberal set,...
Global warming skeptics score a few points
In the rising hysteria over the global warming issue, a kind of race against time appears to be developing. The question is: What will...
Disruption railroads Tory government
From the Native point of view, this blockade was anything but counter-productive
There’s an old saying, often repeated by my wife in dealing with children—or...
CBC’s attempt to mould us led to its decline
The CBC disclosed last week it wants to get more women into its television programming and into its television audiences. It introduced a winter...
Criticism has lawyers in a lather
There are two species of lawyers—the Big Firm guys and the Second Floor men
Maclean’s magazine last week produced a cover story that subjected...
Story behind nation’s religious collapse
Church attendance in the U.S. is now double the Canadian average
Mark A. Noll, the historian of American religion most distinguished for his celebrated book,...
Flash! Parents more influential than state
Statistics Canada disclosed last week that the interest of Canadian young adults in voting is as minimal as it ever was – this despite...
Education ‘revolution’ proved disastrous
The Canadian news media, so it seems, are finally getting on to a story that broke about 50 years ago, which they missed at...
Heed Lougheed’s warning on oilsands fight
Former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed has never been given to excessive alarm. The only criticism many had of his conduct of the energy wars...
Religious leaders finally get some respect
Calgary’s Bishop Fred Henry was the first in Canada to make media waves
It’s encouraging to note that religious authority can be exercised these...
Shades of Tommy Douglas!
Alberta has basked in prosperity until Honest Ed came along and changed the rules
How many Albertans, you wonder, are conscious of the sharp change...
There’s hope yet for our 30-year-olds
‘Me generation’ needs to forget completely about the ‘Me.’
With housing prices doing what they’re doing, how will young people ever afford to buy a...
