The Age Of Idiocy Is Upon Us

One of the most famous opening lines from a novel is from Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the...

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Apr 22, 2024
National Happiness Takes Political Will

Every year, the World Happiness Report tracks self-reported well-being around the world. The latest results are in, and I must report that all is not cheery in our northern half of North America. Canada is becoming a nation of truly morose citizens....

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Apr 19, 2024
Immigration Restriction Goes Mainstream

At a news conference on April 2nd, Justin Trudeau reluctantly departed his warm and cozy internal world of ideological certainty, and briefly entered the gritty and unpleasant land of consensus reality. Our Prime Minister finally stopped denying the...

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Apr 05, 2024
Post-Nationalism In Practice

In an interview with the New York Times shortly after being elected in 2015, Justin Trudeau described Canada as a “post-national state” with “no core identity, no mainstream”. Most people considered this a largely meaningless, if somewhat oddly phras...

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Mar 22, 2024
YIMBY: An Alchemy To Turn Lead Into Gold

NIMBY: Selfish parochialism or rational self-interest? The term “NIMBY” (Not In My Back Yard) refers to the opposition by local residents to any new infrastructure project, such as a housing development, group home, or incinerator proposed for their...

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Mar 20, 2024
What’s Densification Got To Do With It?

TINA! When I write “TINA!”, likely the first thought to enter any reader’s mind will be Tina Turner. Mind you, the title above would skew things even more. I don’t think I have ever heard anyone say they disliked Tina as a person, or her music, and s...

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Mar 18, 2024
Canada Does Not Have Unlimited Farmland

In some circles, Canada is portrayed as underpopulated because it covers a huge area and has low population density.  Growth promoters suggest that a large proportion of Canada could be converted to farmland to feed both a much larger population and...

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Mar 14, 2024