A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. Prov. 15:1-2 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Matt. 5:5 Louisa and I were having a leisurely breakfast in our housecoats last week…
Over the past few decades, the differences of interests, experiences and identities between rural and urban Canada have gotten starker, or at least more politically salient. In the most recent Alberta election, for example, the winning United Conservative Party formed a government with zero seats in Edmonton and only five seats in urban Calgary, while…
The Canadian Federal Budget, unveiled each Spring, reveals each government’s true priorities more accurately than campaign promises or mandate letters. This motion is so crucial to our democracy that a failure to pass it is commonly considered a vote of no confidence for the sitting government. Given its significance, it is a matter of civil…
Born and raised in Baie Commeau, Québec, a mill town five hours northeast of Quebec City, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney seemed to embody the diversity of Canada in his own person. His parents were Irish Canadians but he grew up speaking both French and English. In his youth he was inspired to work within…
Brian Mulroney (1939-2024) was the Prime Minister of my earliest political memories. Through the hazy lens of childhood recollection, I remember the acrimonious election of 1988 as I struggled to understand what on earth “free trade” might be and what it might mean, if only for the price of cheese. I can still feel the…
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