Canada’s Foreign Policy Sorely Lacks Creativity

Foreign policy includes a variety of objectives, including economic ones. During the Cold War, up to around 1990, Canada’s role in the world was pretty clear. We were part of NATO, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), and the G7. We work...

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Nov 29, 2024
Was Trump’s Victory Fluke Or Fate?

My mother was in her early 90s when she passed away in early 2016. She was often fascinated by US politics. She bought our first colour TV in 1973 because she wanted to watch the Watergate hearings in colour, which to me seemed pointless since it was...

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Nov 20, 2024
American And Canadian Culture Is Fundamentally Different

“Our fair Dominion now extends from Cape Race to Nootka Sound. May peace forever be our lot, and plenteous store abound” – Maple Leaf Forever (Canada’s unofficial anthem until the late ‘60s) One day in university, myself and one of my roommates in ou...

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Nov 13, 2024