Introduction The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision holding that parts of the federal Impact Assessment Act are ‘unconstitutional’ caused cheering in several provincial capitals and in the media. However, there is […]
Climate Porn: the Hottest Day on Record
Escape Your Bubble What you read on line about climate change is carefully targeted by social media algorithms and cookies to keep you in your ideological comfort zone. The TV news is […]
The Real Dangers of Misinformation and Disinformation
The real danger of misinformation and disinformation is much less from incorrect information than from the political misuse of these labels by governments and social media organizations to suppress opinions they dislike. […]
The Product is Panic
Canada’s ‘Leave it in the Ground’ Energy Policy Recently, the heads of government of Germany and Japan each came, cap in hand, to beg Prime Minister Trudeau to supply them with Canadian […]
The Abortion Debate Needs More Thought and Less Emotion
By now the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, which overruled Roe, is common knowledge. But what these two decisions actually decided is often misunderstood or misrepresented. And the problems they are […]
After Roe v Wade?
Introduction An extraordinary leak of a draft decision from the US Supreme Court strongly suggests that the majority of the court is leaning towards overruling its landmark precedent in Roe v Wade. […]
The Fraser Institute Published My Article on Canada’s Net Zero Law
This is a somewhat different, peer reviewed and more scholarly article than I posted here earlier. Here is a link to the publication: fraserinstitute.org
Elections in Canada: Are We Voting in a Parliamentary Democracy or an Elected Monarchy?
Introduction Pollsters tell us many Canadians are unhappy with their government. Not just the federal government, but governments at all levels. They report a sense of disappointment. Candidates over-promise and then after the […]
Is There a Legal Limit to the Disruption of Protests?
Introduction The 2019/2020 blockades of the Canadian railway lines by certain indigenous occupiers set the precedent for the 2022 truckers’ blockades of Ottawa, the Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge and other trade-sensitive locations in […]
All that Glitters Isn’t Green. Or Renewable.
Green energy, green cars, green jobs, green policies, cleaner and greener – notice how everything green is good? Today, “green” is not just a colour, it is a synonym for “good”; as […]
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