On November 10, a Saskatchewan court held a justiciability hearing with big implications on the future of coal burning in the province. Five months earlier, on June 18, Saskatchewan’s Minister for Crown Corporations Jeremy Harrison had informed SaskPower staff that the province would ignore the federal Clean Electricity Regulations and keep coal “a pillar” of…
Last month, for the first time in five years, Ralph and I were able to take a trip together overnight. Our younger two kids were with loving and capable nurses in our home while we flew to Alberta with friends to spend three nights in Canmore. As we drove the highway from Calgary to Canmore,…
“‘You will probably die at this table.’ That’s what my wife said.” Those are the words of John Olthuis, now in his 80s – former law firm partner who continues serving as senior counsel for treaty negotiations in Newfoundland and Labrador in a case that was started more than 30 years ago. In December 2023,…
Freedom. I thought about that word as I was feeding the cows this morning. What is a “freedom rally”? In the Bible, the exodus from Egypt is perhaps the archetype of freedom. Exodus is the story of freedom from slavery, freedom to serve God in the desert. Freedom to forge a new national identity, guided…
This past year, the directors of Canada Corporation of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) voted to separate Canadian “church operations” completely from American operations while maintaining the unity of “ecclesiastical functions.” The Council of Delegates, which manages the church between Synods, then ratified this move.
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