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MacFADYEN – New York leads a rebirth of liberal values in the U.S.

May 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

IN AREAS as diverse as criminal justice reform, education and gun safety, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking steps to show that it’s possible to advance a liberal agenda [Continue]

MURPHY – Eighty years ago, a disputed election spurred the Spanish Civil War

April 30, 2017 // 2 Comments

ON APRIL 26, 1937, German planes bombed the Basque town of Guernica, killing around 1,000 people. Undertaken as part of Germany’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War, the [Continue]

TRADE – This time, Canada must secure new softwood markets

April 29, 2017 // 1 Comment

By NAOMI CHRISTENSEN Senior Policy Analyst Canada West Foundation HERE WE GO again. Canadian softwood lumber exports are once again subject to a U.S. countervailing duty. In [Continue]

SUZUKI – The grisly truth about British Columbia’s grizzly trophy hunt

April 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

GRIZZLY BEARS venturing from dens in search of food this spring will face landscapes dominated by mines, roads, pipelines, clearcuts and ever-expanding towns and [Continue]

McGARVEY – Western culture’s paralyzing crisis of confidence

April 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

NEW YORK Times columnist David Brooks, in his April 21 piece The Crisis of Western Civ, has opened a serious debate on the collapse of confidence in western civilization. His [Continue]

AIR TRAVEL – Time to call out airlines on their passenger-bumping policies

April 27, 2017 // 1 Comment

By GREG NEIMAN AIR TRAVELLERS being denied the contractual right to passage they paid for — and had approved right through the boarding process — has been in the news a [Continue]