Culture & Society Articles
STI rates explode in Canada
Joanna Alphonso: “Diseases of the past” re-emerged vigorously over the past decade, leaving doctors astounded. Cases of sexually transmitted infections [...]
The fascism behind the Online Harms bill
John Carpay: In his masterful work The Anatomy of Fascism, Robert Paxton surveys fascist movements and parties in Europe in [...]
Online Harms Act threatens free speech in Canada
Paul Tuns: On Feb. 26, federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General Arif Virani introduced Bill C-63, the Online Harms [...]
Bad Therapy
Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up Abigail Shrier (Sentinel, $39.99, 297 pages) Abigail Shrier was the subject of [...]
It’s okay to not watch the Super Bowl or Oscars
Rick McGinnis: Interim writer, Rick McGinnis, Amusements Having worked as a movie critic on and off for over [...]
Peterson’s ordeal imperils us all
Rory Leishman: Toronto’s world-famous psychologist, Jordan Peterson, has warned Canadians: “Your much-vaunted Charter of Rights isn’t worth the paper it’s [...]
The new morality
The exchange always sounds quite reasonable. In so many different spheres of modern life, we are called upon to make [...]
Thanks to Karabela effort, Halton students pray the “Our Father” daily
Interim Staff: For the past two years, students at the Halton Catholic District School Board, just west of Toronto, comprised [...]
Premier Danielle Smith announces suite of trans policies for Alberta
Joanna Alphonso and Paul Tuns: Mixed reactions erupted across the country as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a video post [...]
Safer-supply experiment failing
Rory Leishman: Rampant, out-of-control, drug abuse is a serious problem all across Canada, but nowhere more so than in British [...]
William Gairdner, RIP
Paul Tuns: William Gairdner, author of The War Against the Family and The Trouble with Canada, died Jan. 12th, at [...]
State-sanctioned sterility
As many provinces celebrate Family Day, there is a movement afoot, in both Ontario and Manitoba, to follow the example [...]
Two cheers for Family Day
In mid-February, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan will celebrate Family Day. But what can such a holiday [...]
Bad art for bad times: hitting the creative dead end
Rick McGinnis: Interim writer, Rick McGinnis, Amusements Last fall, film critic Christian Toto wrote a column asking why [...]
Del Grande allowed to appeal board sanctions
Interim Staff The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Mike Del Grande, [...]