Columns

One cannot help but be bemused when one listens to political leaders and philosophers as they encapsulate how the rest of us want to be governed. Take America for example.

From the banning of pit bulls from Montreal to various cases of animal cruelty and mistreatment, animal rights are often a popular topic of discussion. Anyone who knows me personally knows that I am an animal lover.

The election of Donald Trump has unleashed a fury in the Democratic Party, and in the far Left in general, that is without precedent in recent American political history.

I believe a carbon tax could enhance our quality of life. There, I said it. There is a difference between standard of living (the amount of material goods we possess), and quality of life (our sense of overall fulfilment).

British author and evangelist Charles Spurgeon claimed that: “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

Over the course of my time writing columns for the Gazette, I have written about misogyny in politics several times.

Anyone who still had the slightest illusion that if energy prices rebound sharply then the Alberta government will rapidly move towards a balanced budget just had their faint hopes crushed under a rather delicate foot.

During the federal Conservative leadership race, Kellie Leitch has gotten more attention than most candidates, due in large part to her proposal to screen new immigrants for “Canadian values.

There is much bluster and fear-mongering in the news today. There is rampant speculation on how Canada will fare in trade negotiations with the U.S., now that it is under a Trump presidency.

The making of Transition of Power by Patrick LaMontagne