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    ‘Sending a message to Ottawa’

    “All this narrative is being spun about how the Canadian system is failing us,” says John Hiemstra, an emeritus professor of Political Science at The King’s University in Edmonton, Alberta. Recently, he spoke to Christian Courier about the Alberta separatist movement, which he calls “deeply ideological” and “complex.” In October 19, Albertans will vote in…

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    Burke’s continuing relevance

    In 1790, one year after revolution had broken out across the channel, the Anglo-Irish statesman Edmund Burke wrote his now classic Reflections on the Revolution in France. Many of Burke’s compatriots, especially his fellow Whigs, thought that the French were finally rid of their absolutist government and were embracing the constitutional institutions which they themselves…

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    Why run?

    Last night’s good intentions are laid out on my floor. My running leggings. Merino wool pullover. A decent pair of socks. It’s 5:33 am, my alarm has gone off, and I’m counting raindrops. Maybe this is a sleep-in morning. I roll over and promise that I’ll find time to run later. When I do wake…