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March 11, 2024
- For us, intergovernmental relations remain vital Ed. note: Premier Ranj Pillai released this statement last Thursday.
- South Korea: hyper-competitive – and childless There are enough people to go around: eight billion now, compared to two billion fewer than a hundred years ago.
March 8, 2024
- Defence spending: like father, like son (Comment) Facing huge unpopularity at home, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken to flying to Europe, where at least some leaders are still willing to tolerate his tired message on how “Canada is there for you.”
- Cell phones: an educational life or death issue (Comment) I rarely praise government – any government – but on this occasion, I will – and I hope I don’t live to regret it.
March 4, 2024
- Assessing the utility of neutrality Neutrality used to be a European thing, but it is now in steep decline.
March 1, 2024
- Let’s cultivate a spirit of kindness and respect Ed. note: Premier Ranj Pillai and Education Minister Jeanie McLean issued this statement Wednesday.
- This just in: slick slogans are not plans There is a huge disconnect in our society that warrants examination.
February 28, 2024
- Only Joe Biden can stop the Mideast war More than four months into the sixth Arab-Israeli War, with about 1,500 Israeli dead and 30,000 Palestinian dead, all the major local actors are stuck.
February 26, 2024
- Hypocrisy and the ‘rules-based order’ (Comment) Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has dismissed the ruling by the International Court of Justice in The Hague