Riding sizes in House of Commons should reflect current population realities
Ontario, B.C., and Alberta are massively disadvantaged. Rebalancing would increase electoral fairness on the House floor Canada in 2026 is obviously not the Canada of 1867. At Confederation, Canada’s population was nearing 3.5 million. As of 2026, it’s almost 42 million. In 1867, there was no Alberta, no Manitoba, no Saskatchewan, and 80 per cent of Canadians lived in […]
It’s 2026, not 1867: A 21st-century review of population and representation in the House of Commons and Senate
Foreword by the Hon. Gordon Campbell In 1867, Canada was birthed into a world of potentially chaotic change. Alaska, just acquired by the United States, created a new threat to the north. The U.S. Civil war was over but the massive Union Army that successfully fought it was still intact. President Ulysses S. Grant mused […]
“Poetic” truth vs actual truth
On Kamloops, why did politicians, universities, and media treat suspicion as a settled fact? Five years ago, the Tk̓emlúps First Nation in Kamloops, British Columbia, said it discovered 215 unmarked graves of children at the site of a former residential school. The finding was based on ground-penetrating radar (GPR) detection. Sarah Beaulieu, the University of […]
The simple truth behind the ‘Nakba’
Throughout history, wars — declared or not — have dispossessed people Israel and Jews worldwide celebrate the independence of the state of Israel on the secular date of May 14, 1948, when the leader of the Jewish community in Palestine, David Ben-Gurion, read the Declaration of Independence of the state of Israel upon the expiry […]
Keep politics out of graduation ceremonies
Our schools ought to produce democracy defenders rather than social justice warriors Ontario Education Minister, Paul Calandra, probably wasn’t thinking about Aristotle’s observation, in The Metaphysics, that the thirst for knowledge is a universal human desire, when he recently made waves by sending a letter to school boards calling for graduation ceremonies to be “strictly student-centred, apolitical, […]
The clear and present danger to universities is not from without, but within
There is declining confidence in our universities as institutions committed to the search for truth Two University of Regina education professors have edited a new volume: Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities (University of Regina Press, 2026) in which fascism, settler colonialism and other right-wing influences are identified as threats to higher education. […]
Aboriginal title cases should take into account the taxpayer money paid to First Nations
The $1.3 billion paid to the Cowichan Tribes over the last quarter century should be considered compensation for any lost lands In August 2025, after one of the longest trials in Canadian history, Justice Barbara Young of the British Columbia Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling declaring that the Cowichan Tribes hold “Aboriginal title” to 800 acres […]
Finnish study undermines claim “gender-affirming” care
The claim that it’s possible to transition from male to female (and vice versa) is an extraordinary statement. So, it’s reasonable to demand extraordinary evidence, before supporting the practice of “gender-affirming care,” which involves treatment with puberty blockers, cross-gender hormones (estrogen or testosterone), and in some cases surgery to remove breasts or modify genitalia. And […]
$1.3 billion in taxpayer funds to the Cowichan Tribes: Federal and provincial funding over 24 years
Introduction: the claim on Canada In August 2025, after one of the longest trials in Canadian history, the BC Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling:1 Justice Young declared that Cowichan Tribes hold Aboriginal title to the lands at their claimed historic village site in Richmond, British Columbia. The court ordered the return of certain government-held […]
From activism to academic failure — The case for school choice
Plunging PISA and EQAO math results raise urgent questions about priorities and strengthen the argument for school choice. At its March 16 annual general meeting, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) approved a motion to support the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement against Israel. It is a radical movement. “The selective targeting of Israel” for boycotts, divestments, […]
Systemic racism isn’t the reason for Indigenous income gaps
Data shows education, location, and full-time work largely explain the differences — not “systemic anti-Indigenous racism” Given how prevalent diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has become in recent years — notably in the federal government — it’s important to state some facts. For example, according to the federal government’s anti-racism strategy, “Systemic anti-Indigenous racism accounts for the fact […]
A quiet agreement with big consequences for Vancouver property rights
The Musqueam ‘rights recognition agreement’ treats the Musqueam Indian Band as if it were a nation state, like Canada. If you live anywhere in Metro Vancouver, you may wish to ask what government you will pay taxes to in the future: It might well be the 1,300-member Musqueam Indian Band. In February, just before the […]
