The Canadian Senate is supposed to be a "sober second thought" on government legislation. But, in many cases, as far as I know, senators are not meeting the expectations of the Canadian people, or fulfilling the requirements of the job. The question is, should the senate be reformed? In ...

While we as Canadians support our culture in principle, our support for it in practice is an artificial concept; it is an illusion that is intertwined with Canadian pride and a lot of government subsidy. In a country where our citizens are given the freedom to choose, it is sadly noted that many cho...

Should Canada continue its international role as a "peacekeeper"? Between 1991 and the end of 1996, 24 new peacekeeping missions were set up under the UN's flag- six more than the total established during the preceding 43 years. At the peak of UN activity in the mid-1990s, ...

Until 30 years ago the Innu were nomadic hunters in the forests of eastern Canada. Today they live in communities with high rates of suicide, alcoholism, child abuse and family violence. Canada seems intent on destroying the Innu's land - their sole hope of survival - with a series of mega-project...