Culture & Society Articles
A conference on Canadian culture
Shortly after announcing that he would be known as Benedict XVI, the new Pope confirmed what some had speculated about [...]
A final look at our troubled medical system
In this third installment of our critique of Canadian healthcare, we continue our look at specific, individual incidents pointing out [...]
Socons would like to see age-of-consent bill go even further
Compromises needed to get necessary support Interim Staff Raising the age at which children can legally consent to sex, from [...]
The media, terrorism and life
An analysis of mainstream media treatment of the recent arrests of 17 Ontario residents on terrorism-related charges is a study [...]
Taking a swing at swinging
I was watching a TV broadcast of a game between the Red Sox and the Devil Rays, comfortably insulated, so [...]
Democracy is ‘divisive’
Three and a half years ago, same-sex “marriage” was not an issue. Marriage was understood to be the union of [...]
There is good reason to hope for pro-life gains
So far, Canada’s new Conservative government has done precious little to promote the sanctity of human life, but pro-lifers should [...]
Conference critiques contraceptive mentality
The current, troubled moral state of the Western world vindicates the predictions of the late Pope Paul VI in the [...]
Anatomy of an ‘outrage’
On Wednesday, May 10, MP Maurice Vellacott resigned from the parliamentary committee he headed because of allegedly“controversial” comments he made [...]
Varied blossoms of spring
Strange creatures come out of hibernation during an Atlantic Canada spring. It starts with the arrival of a bevy of [...]
Capote film a sophisticated morality play
Capote Directed by Bennett Miller. Rated: R Review by Hilary White Reporter The Oscar-nominated film Capote opens with a long, [...]
More black marks emerge on North Korea
Last month, Ri Kwang-chol, a doctor and defector from North Korea, addressed a human rights panel and stated that the [...]
Big media fret over seal hunt
It's being called an issue that has few rivals in terms of controversy in Canada and around the world. It's [...]
Conservatives reversing the course to legalized drugs
Until the Jan. 23 federal election, the campaign to legalize drugs in Canada seemed unstoppable. The Chretien-Martin Liberals, whose values [...]
CRTC gives the nod to gay radio station in Toronto
On April 5, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the federal broadcast regulator, rendered a bizarre decision, granting a Toronto-area [...]