Josie Luetke: Interim writer, Josie Luetke, Talk Turkey In 2021, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB), the second largest Catholic school board in Ontario—encompassing Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, and the surrounding area—voted to fly the Pride flag outside its Catholic Education Centre and a couple of other buildings. Not even four years later, not only did the board re-affirm its [...]
Paul Tuns: Presenting to the UAE World Governments Summit 2025 by video conference, the world’s richest man and President Donald Trump’s right-hand man Elon Musk envisioned a future in which humanoid robots directed by “deep intelligence” would produce a nearly infinite array of products and services that would render money meaningless. The answer came from a question at the United Arab Emirates [...]
Paul Tuns: Following Donald Trump’s executive order recognizing just two sexes, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre’s responded to a question of whether he would follow suit if the Conservatives formed government. His response was non-committal: ”I’m not aware of any other genders than men and women.” He notably stopped short of committing to a future Conservative government recognizing only two sexes. In [...]
January 20 – Donald Trump is sworn-in as President of the United States Donald J. Trump is sworn-in as the 47th President of the United States at a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. January 20 – Recognition of just two sexes Calling the eradication of “biological sex” an attack on women and “corrosive … of the entire American system,” Trump issued a memorandum [...]
Oswald Clark: President Donald Trump was busy in his first ten days undoing many of the socially liberal policies on abortion and gender of the Biden administration. President Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office saw a flurry of action from the White House through executive orders covering everything from immigration to celebrating the U.S.’s 250th anniversary in 2027, many [...]
Gideon Spivak: Trustee Michael Del Grande is setting his sights on the Supreme Court of Canada to hear his lawsuit challenging the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) after an October dismissal by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. On Oct. 23, at his most recent court appearance, Del Grande sought to overturn sanctions brought against him by the TCDSB in November [...]
Honourable mentions: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith vows to protect female spaces, Statistics Canada reports that Canada’s fertility rate hits all-time low of 1.26 children per woman of child-bearing age (among the lowest in the world), Trudeau implements national pharmacare program that provides free contraception to all Canadians whose birth control is not covered by their private insurance programs or provincial [...]
Interim writer, Rick McGinnis, Amusements Rick McGinnis: With the re-election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, Canada has become an interesting place, though like almost any other time when this has happened, the circumstances aren’t necessarily welcomed by Canadians. It all began with what was probably a joke, though when it comes to existential questions and particularly [...]
Victor Penney: Interim writer Victor Penney, Sporting Life I find myself in a rather uncomfortable position with the NFL playoffs kicking off this month. I’m doing the unthinkable: falling in love with another team, and it hurts. As a longtime fan of the Dallas Cowboys, it pains me to say this, but they’ve been a trainwreck this season, and my [...]
Donald DeMarco: I shall begin by enunciating the premise that the life that God has granted us is richer, more meaningful, and more important than any of the gifts we have given ourselves, such as our possessions, our artifacts, our entertainments, and our amusements. We are tempted to believe that the things we enjoy in life are more important than life itself. [...]
Michael Taube: There are many reasons to enjoy the Christmas season. Beautiful trees with tinsel and ornaments. Colourful lights inside and outside our homes. Presents wrapped for family and friends. Movies and television shows for the young - and young at heart. Music and carols heard on the streets and inside churches. And, of course, families, food and faith. Christmas [...]
Rick McGinnis: Interim writer, Rick McGinnis, Amusements The Christmas schedule this year on Netflix is the usual avalanche of undistinguished, largely low-star-power romantic comedies with titles like The Merry Gentlemen, Meet Me Next Christmas, and Hot Frosty. Sticking out amidst the rom-coms, evergreen holiday films, and fireplace videos is Mary, a film that tells the story of the Virgin Mary [...]
What does Christmas mean for us today, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Four? The decade in which we find ourselves began with a pandemic, and has, since then, seen the rise of significant global turmoil, economic turbulence, and social tensions; in the lather of the last American election—and with a Canadian federal election on the horizon—we can easily [...]
John Carpay: If globalism means free trade and voluntary cooperation between countries, it can be a good thing. For example, doctors and scientists from different countries can share their research with each other and collaborate on creating life-saving medications. It makes good economic sense to buy coffee and bananas from tropical countries, rather than trying to grow those crops in Canada in [...]
Paul Tuns: Barrhead, Alberta, population 4320, will hold a binding plebiscite on a new bylaw that, if passed, would ban rainbow flags and crosswalks following a citizen petition urging the city to take the action. In June, a group of Barrhead residents started a petition to remove all pro-LGBTQ rainbow crosswalks and flag from municipal property. The petition was presented to the [...]