B.C. government laid groundwork for turning private property into Aboriginal land
It claims to oppose the Cowichan decision that threatens private property, but it’s been working against property owners for years A City of Richmond letter to property owners in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area recognized by the B.C. Supreme Court has brought the judgment’s potential impacts into stark reality. “For those whose property is in the area […]
Calgary’s high property taxes run counter to the ‘Alberta Advantage’
Of major cities, none compare to Calgary’s nearly 50 percent property tax burden increase between censuses. Alberta once again leads the country in taking in more new residents than it loses to other provinces and territories. But if Canadians move to Calgary seeking greater affordability, are they in for a nasty surprise? In light of […]
Employment Opportunity: Project Manager
The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy is an educational and public policy think tank based in Calgary, Alberta. We are hiring a Project Manager to help us champion reason, democracy, and civilization in Canada. The Project Manager will be responsible for assisting the Research Director in realizing the research objectives of the organization. Responsibilities include […]
Book on John A. Macdonald revisits violent episode that helped spawn Canada
One could contend that a brief skirmish gone wrong on a snowy field near Duck Lake, in present-day central Saskatchewan, helped Canada become a country. This momentous, yet little-known, episode in our history is insightfully chronicled in the book “Sir John A. Macdonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885” by Patrice Dutil (Sutherland House), a professor […]
An AI researcher who must be disabled? Bring meritocracy back
Males and other able-bodied individuals barred from applying to Dalhousie University position Dalhousie University is seeking a chair in artificial intelligence and healthy aging. The advertisement reads: “The Faculties of Computer Science and Health at Dalhousie University invite applications for a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Artificial Intelligence […]
Efforts to halt Harry Potter event expose the absurdity of trans activism
The Vancouver Park Board hasn’t caved to the anti-J.K. Rowling activists, but their campaign shows a need for common sense This November, Harry Potter is coming to Vancouver’s Stanley Park. And some people aren’t happy. The park will host Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience, an immersive exhibit that’s been staged around the world, prompting outrage from […]
Taxing our way to unaffordable housing: A brief comparison of municipal property taxes
Introduction Alberta once again leads the nation in taking in more new residents than it loses to other provinces and territories.1 But, if homeowners seeking greater affordability leave Toronto, Vancouver, or Montreal for Calgary, are they in for an unfortunate surprise? Using Statistics Canada 2016 and 2021 census data, this report briefly examines the largest […]
New claims of ‘systemic anti-black racism’ in Ontario schools lack any real evidence
We are now several weeks into the new school year, which exposes hundreds of thousands of children to systemic racism. Or at least, that’s according to the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC). As I show in a new report for the Aristotle Foundation, the commission’s new action plan is deeply flawed. Here are just three […]
Employment Opportunity: Policy Liaison Officer
The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy is an educational and public policy think tank based in Canada that champions reason, democracy, and civilization. We seek to anchor Canadian public life in reality via facts and informed history. To amplify our research and connect it to students, parents, teachers, policymakers and others, we are hiring a […]
Are Ontario schools systemically racist? Addressing the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s claims
Introduction In March 2025, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC), a provincial government agency, announced “Dreams Delayed: Addressing Systemic Anti-Black Racism and Discrimination in Ontario’s Public Education System,” its action plan outlining its strategy “to address systemic anti-Black racism and discrimination in Ontario’s publicly funded education system.”1 According to the action plan, “Laws, policies, and […]
Bernie Sanders vs. Canadian academics on Charlie Kirk’s murder
Why is the Vermont socialist the voice of reason while some Canadian “educators” become unhinged? When the Vermont socialist senator Bernie Sanders recently cautioned his fellow citizens against rejoicing in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and by doing so demonstrated class and kindness, he stood in stark contrast to a plethora of Canadians who gloated […]
Freedom of expression on campus – is your voice welcome?
Good diversity vs bad diversity
B.C. government misleads the public on its ‘reconciliation’ agenda
The government is steadily eroding public trust to further an agenda that’s already viewed with deep skepticism The B.C. government’s secretive and exclusionary approach to “reconciliation” took a sordid turn recently, with the ministers of Indigenous relations and forests both caught in blatant and readily disprovable attempts to mislead the public. Meanwhile, British Columbians have […]
Breaking with tradition, Carney has firmly sided against Israel
Ottawa’s foreign policy has swerved radically under Carney and now puts Canada among the leading anti-Israeli countries in the world An amazing shift has taken place in Ottawa’s diplomatic relations with Israel. For most of the past eight decades of Israel’s existence, Canada has recognized Israel and its right to self-defence. Canada rejected the absolute […]
