School boards and book publishers should learn from ‘Freedom to Read Week’
The freedom to read is one of our most precious freedoms. Late February, across Canada, many librarians and teachers celebrate “Freedom to Read Week,” which, according to the event’s organizers, “encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.” And that’s a good thing, because that freedom is constantly under attack in […]
More choice, more savings: How educational choice saves Alberta taxpayers billions
Executive summary This report examines the financial impact on taxpayers of partially funding independent and home education in Alberta—and finds that school choice saves Albertans money. There is considerable demand for independent and home education in Alberta. From 2011 to 2024, independent enrolment increased annually in all but one year, growing from 23,705 to 45,762 […]
The edifice of ‘gender affirming care’ continues to crumble
In the first case of its kind to go before a jury, a 22-year-old woman named Fox Varian was awarded US$2 million in damages on Jan. 30 in a malpractice suit she brought against her plastic surgeon, Dr. Simon Chin, and her psychologist, Dr. Kenneth Einhorn. Chin removed Varian’s breasts at the age of 16, […]
Iran’s regime is a threat to Canada. Many of its officials are already here
Canadians should not downplay the regime’s potent threat to our country We don’t yet know how the repressive and murderous Islamic Republic of Iran will fall, or when. After the recent uprising and the regime’s bloody response, the most likely outcome may well be some form of military junta arising from the conventional armed forces. A […]
Is DEI helping Canada or holding it back?
This is Bridging the Divide, a column bringing together Canadians from different backgrounds and experiences to tackle pressing issues facing our country. We hope these unconventional pairings will spark inspiration for how to make Canada a better place for everyone Once widely embraced, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, intended to ensure fair access to […]
Federal spending on Indigenous Canadians is about to soar due to 300,000 potential new registrants
Health benefits alone could cost another billion dollars 2025 ended with the country overlooking the most wide-reaching potential change to come to Indigenous law in 40 years. The question of who can be registered as a legal “Indian,” to use the proper constitutional language, has been contentious as far back as this octogenarian can remember. […]
Piers Morgan’s new book traces the ‘total madness’ of the last decade
A Review of Woke is dead: How common sense triumphed in an age of total madness by Piers Morgan, HarperCollins, 2025. If you’ve been stranded incommunicado on a desert island for 10 years and want to catch up on the last decade, Piers Morgan’s latest book is the ticket. In fact, “Woke Is Dead: How Common […]
Ayatollah Khamenei’s end is coming soon
The Iranian regime has already rotted from within We’ve seen it before: mass demonstrations, demands for the fall of the Iranian regime, burning flags, falling statues. Protesters fill the streets, appearing to shake the foundation of the regime, but thugs loyal to the mullahs react with obscene violence, vague promises of reform are heard, and […]
Taking back the schools: How to reverse the decline in local education democracy
Introduction Elected school trustees in Canada always seem to be in hot water and threatened with elimination. Ontario is the latest to identify the nub of the recurrent problem: the eroded local democratic governance, financial mismanagement, and dysfunctional behaviour of school boards. And it is presently confronting a critical decision on the future of elected […]
Liberalism is dying a slow death — let’s fight back in 2026
Canada needs to fight ferociously for liberalism’s essential features En route to power and absolutism in Germany, Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels spoke about the decline of the Weimar Republic: “The big joke on democracy is that it gave its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction.” We should reflect on this observation today. The Weimar Republic […]
Eby’s failure to protect private property will lead to financial crisis
Now that Aboriginal land rights part of B.C. law, the economy’s foundation is no longer secure David Eby’s government in British Columbia is reeling after two recent court decisions put private property rights in jeopardy. In August, the B.C. Supreme Court’s Cowichan Tribes decision declared that titles to certain properties in the city of Richmond are “defective […]
The Sydney attack was about spiritual — not political — terrorism
The Sydney attack was about spiritual — not political — terrorism From the October 7 massacre by Hamas to the slaughter at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, Islamists would have the world believe that the cause of all the mayhem is the existence of Israel. For Islamists and their apologists, the problem is simple: […]
