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Thomas Darcy McGee, Canadian Parliamentarian was assassinated on
Thomas Darcy McGee, Canadian Parliamentarian was assassinated on
Many Ottawa residents know the story of Darcy MaGee’s assignation in 1868 by Irish extremists because there’s a tavern named after him on Sparks street just... more
 
February 23, 2024
Corey Gil-Shuster interviews Gen Zers from Israel as part of his Ask Project initiative to better understand how Israelis and Palestinians view each other. In... more
 
February 14, 2024
The politics of the Culture Wars in Contemporary Canada, a new MLI report by Eric Kaufmann
The politics of the Culture Wars in Contemporary Canada, a new MLI report by Eric Kaufmann
OTTAWA, ON (February 15, 2024): In a new report, The politics of the culture wars in contemporary Canada, senior fellow Eric Kaufmann uses a nationally... more
 
February 15, 2024
Man holding sign that says: I have a job but still need Basic Income
Man holding sign that says: I have a job but still need Basic Income
I wish to respond to the recent article on a Universal Basic Income by James O'Grady. It may not be clear to all readers what is meant by the acronym "UBI",... more
 
February 4, 2024
Indigenous Journalist Arrested While Covering a Police Raid
Indigenous Journalist Arrested While Covering a Police Raid
On January 10, Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin was arrested by Edmonton police in broad daylight while covering a police raid on an encampment.  Morin did... more
 
January 30, 2024
Illustration of Donald Trump in court for his defamation trial
Illustration of Donald Trump in court for his defamation trial
Part of Donald J. Trump’s public persona is to behave like a pouting tween. This trait was on display Tuesday night after the New Hampshire primary results... more
 
January 27, 2024
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
On January 10, Elon Musk responded to a post about the recent influx of undocumented immigrants into America with a baldfaced lie. He claimed, on his platform... more
 
January 26, 2024
I feel that all the ‘year ender’ interviews and reviews sound exactly like what we’ve been watching and listening to for the entire the year.  So much so that... more
 
January 27, 2024
Magpie River, Quebec
Magpie River, Quebec
In my Ottawa Citizen column this week I talk about an idea whose time, finally, is coming: Giving legal personhood to natural phenomena worth protecting. Like... more
 
January 26, 2024
Within my lifetime the human population has gone from a little over 2 billion souls in 1950 to a little over 8 Billion in 2024. We have been the dominant... more
 
January 15, 2024
Human arms and hands with human rights slogans written on them: Freedom, Peace, Dignity, Rule of law, Prosperity
Human arms and hands with human rights slogans written on them: Freedom, Peace, Dignity, Rule of law, Prosperity
How can the Nazis’ fanatical hatred of the Jews be explained? Answering the question, Italian scientist, writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi said, “... more
 
January 23, 2024
Canada's Republican Shift to the Extreme Right
Canada's Republican Shift to the Extreme Right
The “fascist shift”, as described by author Naomi Wolf in The End Of America/ Letter Of Warning To A Young Patriot, is accelerating in Canada with the tabling... more
 
April 29, 2015
Canada is one of the oldest constitutional democracies in the world. While the roles of the Monarch and the Governor General are described in the Canadian... more
 
May 1, 2018
Can AI run government better than humans?
Can AI run government better than humans?
No mere mortal city councillor is up to the challenge of absorbing every brief nor every delegation. Nor can they sit through every mind numbing meeting.... more
 
December 9, 2023