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In the 4th week of January, Nick Vandergrat, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren took his last breath in Victoria BC. It was a long journey to... more
By
Rob
Dekker
February 24, 2024
“Government appointments should be based on merit – not on whoever happens to have recently completed a stint in the Premier’s office.
For years, the Ford... more
February 24, 2024
Many Ottawa residents know the story of Darcy MaGee’s assignation in 1868 by Irish extremists because there’s a tavern named after him on Sparks street just... more
February 23, 2024
February 22, 2024
Corey Gil-Shuster interviews Gen Zers from Israel as part of his Ask Project initiative to better understand how Israelis and Palestinians view each other. In... more
February 21, 2024
The fall of 2019 saw Elton John publish “Me” an autobiography. Almost 4 years later (2023) Bernie Taupin released his autobiography “Scattershot: Life, Music... more
By
Rob
Dekker
February 17, 2024
OTTAWA, ON (February 15, 2024): In a new report, The politics of the culture wars in contemporary Canada, senior fellow Eric Kaufmann uses a nationally... more
February 16, 2024
OTTAWA – Today, Democracy Watch released the records disclosed by the RCMP that explain how its Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Branch sent a... more
February 16, 2024
Once again Justin Trudeau failed to live up to his promise of ensuring Canadian elections are fair for all. Last week NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron put forward a... more
February 12, 2024
Yesterday, our media partner - the Toronto Star - reported on our latest Canadian politics poll.
The survey of 2,398 Canadian adults from February 1 to 7, 2024... more
By
Abacus
Data
February 12, 2024
The Central Experimental Farm belongs to all Canadians. It’s where winter wheat was developed which revolutionized western wheat production and continues to... more
By
Clive
Doucet
February 12, 2024
What a year 2023 was, there were some things that shined a bit better that others. So here today are my favourite things.
My turntable had a good year,... more
By
Rob
Dekker
February 6, 2024
I wish to respond to the recent article on a Universal Basic Income by James O'Grady. It may not be clear to all readers what is meant by the acronym "UBI",... more
By
Joe
Foster
February 4, 2024
URAP announces its formal decision to withdraw from the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions,... more
January 31, 2024
On January 10, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin was arrested by Edmonton police in broad daylight while covering a police raid on an encampment.
Morin did... more
January 30, 2024