Manufacturers are struggling to deliver products, industry associations are warning of the possible shortage of food, propane, and chlorine for water treatment, and mining companies are restricting production because indigenous groups and environmental activists continue to paralyze Canada’s transportation infrastructure. Likewise, the crisis in the nation’s rail system is hitting […]
It has been said that the opportunity should not be missed to pay tribute to Christie Blatchford, who has described herself as a magnificent, unshakable, generous and unpretentious member. She distinguished the reports from the comments, never overwritten the stories, always saw and highlighted both humor and sadness and in […]
Jordan Bernt Peterson is a clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of Canadian psychology. His main areas of study are abnormal, social and personality psychology, with a particular interest in the psychology of religious and ideological beliefs, and the evaluation and improvement of personality and work performance. He teaches at […]
KEY POINTS The flu remains a higher threat to U.S. public health than the new coronavirus. This flu season alone has sickened at least 19 million across the U.S. and led to 10,000 deaths and 180,000 hospitalizations. Roughly a dozen cases of the deadly coronavirus have been identified in the […]
It’s fair to say that a recent series of controversial television interviews by marginal candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada has not served social conservatives very well. And it is that a disproportionate approach to whether homosexuality is an option or if gay conversion therapy is […]
FTV Capital typically invests between $10m to $85m in companies it backs San Francisco-headquartered growth equity company FTV Capital has made what it describes as a “significant” investment in Irish hedge fund servicing firm Centaur. This marks the second investment in an Irish company by FTV, which in 2013 provided $30 […]
It should be noted that Alberta Prime Minister Jason Kenney says that the “unprecedented” dismissal of the Supreme Court of Canada of the British Columbia movement to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project should “send a message” to Quebec that it cannot block the Energy East pipeline project. Also, […]
Canada’s record on addressing human-induced climate change over the past decade mirrors the global record of setting unrealistic goals for lowering industrial greenhouse gas emissions and then failing to meet them. Under the emission reduction targets set by both the Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau governments, Canada’s emissions are supposed […]
Faced with the situation in Canada, questions arise that disturb a nation, as well as, What did the Canadians do to deserve this government? In this regard, it has been said that Canada is a great country that crosses the desert of self-chosen and wrong leadership. Likewise, it has been […]
An extraordinary proportion of players named to this year’s team attended pricey private schools Of the 37 North American players named to this year’s NHL All-Star game or filling in as replacements, 15 — or 40 per cent — attended private school. It’s a statistic that reinforces the notion that hockey, particularly at its very […]