Canada’s Cult of Growth

When was the last time that you idled in Vancouver gridlock, stood packed like a sardine in a bus to Victoria, or hunted for a parking spot at the Nanaimo Costco, and thought: “You know, what this country needs is more people”? Probably never. Howeve...

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Jan 12, 2024
My Reviews of Two Ancient Canadian Books

To me, the Toronto Public Library is an “essential service” since I borrow so many books. This is hardly surprising when my father and my stepfather each ran public library systems in Toronto a few decades back. The TPL has been the victim of a ranso...

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Jan 08, 2024
The Bonfire of Canadian History

It is endlessly ironic that George Orwell’s 1984 is still assigned reading in Canadian high schools. If students make it to Chapter Five of this classic dystopian novel, they read the following: “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every bo...

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Dec 29, 2023
Canadian Math Scores Not Adding Up

I never was very good at math. Some of my best Grade 10 math scores were achieved via the Forgotten Calculator scheme, whereby myself and a few co-conspirators gained permission to share a calculator, then passed it around with the right answer typed...

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Dec 15, 2023
The Anglosphere Shifts Towards Immigration Restriction

During the past couple of weeks, there has been a striking move towards lowering immigration levels in England and Australia, with New Zealand’s government hinting that it may follow suit. England: Bipartisan Consensus on Immigration Restriction in t...

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Dec 14, 2023
The Canadian Left is Losing the Working Class

In September, Poilievre embarked on a grand tour of the NDP stronghold of Vancouver Island, holding a boisterous 1,500-person rally in the hamlet of Black Creek near Courtenay and Campbell River. On November 13th, Poilievre held a rally in Duncan’s C...

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Dec 01, 2023
House Canadians, Not The World

I recently put out a tweet about how disgusting I found it that Minister of Immigration Marc Miller was bragging about how refugees brought in by his government were being housed on the same day. Day after day, he had been making announcements about...

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Nov 29, 2023