Now that he has thoroughly antagonized Mexico, Trump is attacking America’s northern neighbor to score political points. He has found an easy target in two of Canada’s exports, claiming that dairy products and softwood lumber pose...
For years I’ve bragged about Canada to my American-born wife, extolling the common-sense efficiency with which America’s northern neighbor is run. Now, I am afraid I might have to eat my words. I just...
On this day in Jamaican History: On November 2, 2012, Jamaican Devon Clunis was sworn in as the 17th chief of the Winnipeg Police Service during a ceremony at City Hall. His the first...
In a country where Cliven Bundy can be a folk hero, it must come as a shock that the Amerian middle class is no longer the richest in the world. According to the apostles...
The word “Socialism” strikes fear into the hearts of most Americans. As a slur, it can usually be counted on to turn the tide in elections. But as Humpty Dumpty told Alice, words mean...
Americans take so much for granted despite mounting evidence that their way of life is under siege. I may be more able than most to grasp what’s happening because I did not grow up...
Are Americans ready for sanity? After decades of policies driven by special interests and greed, will the nation be able to adjust to governance based on common sense? I hope so because it looks...
When I was a young reporter, which is a very long time ago, the Toronto Star assigned me to cover a politician named Tommy Douglas as he campaigned across Canada for the New Democratic...
I remember Canada before it became “socialist.” I recall squat brick buildings, a stultifying Anglophile culture, old-fashioned trolley cars and beer parlors where men had to sit in one room and “ladies and escorts”...