Province editorial (UPDATE): We should sanctify life, not push death
Assisted suicide and euthanasia evoke strong, often uncomfortable emotions, as they should, since central to both acts is a person’s death. The termination of life, someone’s existence, is not...
View ArticleFrances Russell: Stephen Harper’s ‘Royal Rule’ began with Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau started it. Stephen Harper is finishing it off. The “it” is the effective demise of parliamentary democracy and the installation of “court government” ruled by an all-powerful prime...
View ArticleTerrance Oakey: It’s time to make unions open their books
For organizations that claim they have nothing to hide, Canada’s big labour unions definitely don’t act like it. Take the saga of Conservative MP Russ Hiebert’s recent private-member’s bill which, if...
View ArticleSevered human foot delivered to Conservative Party headquarters
Authorities rushed to Conservative Party of Canada headquarters in Ottawa today after someone apparently mailed a detached human foot to their offices. What is wrong with our postal system? Everyone...
View ArticleGoogle Parliament View
Google celebrated Canada Day by driving its Street View straight into Parliament Hill. Now you can wander the aisles of Canadian power unmolested by security guards and road raging MPs. Check out the...
View ArticleCanada Post announces first big cities to stop receiving home mail delivery
In the first phase of Canada Post’s move to phase out home mail delivery in favour of one-stop community boxes, they have announced the first wave of major Canadian cities that will stop getting home...
View ArticleOttawa attack highlights differences in Canadian-American media coverage
A recurring theme during Wednesday’s tragic events in Ottawa was the perception of sensationalized coverage by American news outlets such as CNN, FOX and CBS. Many following the drama felt the CBC,...
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