February 13, 2019

I didn’t sleep well last night. And when I did wake up, in my stupor I recalled the oddest dream. Unfortunately, much of my dream had strong roots in reality. In my dream...

February 7, 2019

Over the past couple of years, concerns about racism have entered the realm of international politics. We have witnessed some electoral success by xenophobic parties in ...

January 30, 2019

There’s a myth floating around cyberspace that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s town hall sessions include pre-screened questions and questioners, all Liberal-friendly. ...

January 10, 2019

When farmers look back on 2018 there is little doubt one memory will linger longest, at least among prairie producers, and that will be the seemingly never-ending fall. ...

January 3, 2019

Last month, about 200 governments around the world agreed to set newer targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in ...

December 27, 2018

I was just listening to British Columbia Premier John Horgan talk on December 5 about CleanBC, his government’s climate change plan. Of particular interest was his ...

December 19, 2018

On November 28, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced her province is going to be acquiring unit trains to get her province’s landlocked oil moving. Not only has she ...

December 12, 2018

There are some traditions of the holiday season that begin as soon as December rolls around. For our family that means watching as many of our favourite Christmas movies ...

December 5, 2018

It was November 10, the day before Remembrance Day, and I turned on the TV to History. On the big screen appeared an episode of Forged in Fire. Surely, this is a ...

November 28, 2018

In 1984, the Irish Republican Army tried to kill British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with a bomb. They did not succeed, but they did send a message. “You have to be ...

November 21, 2018

As noted last week there are concerns over the new federal carbon tax within the farm sector. Grain farmers are already asking the Government to provide additional relief...