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: […]
How to understand Sydney’s terror attack
*Actual* root causes from the UAE, Barry Cooper, and Waller Newell One reason I founded the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy is because I thought material explanations including the use of statistics and data—useful as they are for many analyses—were inadequate in analyzing many modern threats to reason, democracy, and ultimately to civilization. An […]
Statute of Westminster a nation-building moment
Canada belongs to a tradition 1500 years old Dec. 11 is the anniversary of the Statute of Westminster. Other than the reappearance of the Union Jack on a few of the country’s flagpoles, the day will pass unheralded, largely unnoticed, by Canada’s leaders and 40 million citizens. The statute is a cornerstone of our autonomy […]
The extreme ideology behind B.C.’s radical reconciliation agenda
BC government advisors believe ‘settlers’ must atone for Canada’s ‘original sin’ British Columbians are understandably perplexed as to why their provincial government is going headlong down an economically devastating, undemocratic and divisive “reconciliation” path that is so obviously counter to the public interest. But the reason is simple, and it’s in plain view for anyone who cares to look. Premier David […]
