THE DREAM of a socialist Venezuela has turned into a nightmare. It’s depressing to see the disintegration of President Hugo Chávez’s attempt at political reform. [Continue]
THERE WERE lots of things wrong with former Premier Christy Clark’s plan to produce liquefied natural gas but let me start with the good. At least it was a plan that labour [Continue]
AS A 10-year-old, I was eager to see Princess Elizabeth when she visited Edmonton in 1951; a year before she became Queen. My parents and I lined the street along with [Continue]
USE OF THE WORD populism has become more popular says Sylvia Stead, public editor of the Globe and Mail: “There has certainly been a surge in references to ‘populist’ [Continue]
WE USED to think we were becoming more like our American cousins. In 2002 58 per cent of Canadians thought we were; now it’s only 27 per cent. There’s more to the shift [Continue]
THE MALE EGO is attached to being the chief breadwinner. It’s a fictitious remnant of the cave man’s role as hunter and provider. The stereotype was perpetuated when men [Continue]