Republican leaders on Monday offered what's being heralded by the New York Times as a "sweeping self critique" of their party, acknowledging that they need a new brand of conservatism to appeal to ethnic minorities, younger voters and women. None of this is surprising or particularly insightful to...

We now know who will be the next pope: Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina, Pope Francis. I have no quarrel with individual members of the Catholic Church and I am personally a man of faith. But I do have a quarrel with the Vatican and the toady, obsequious...

By now most of you are familiar with the tragic Valentine's day killing of Reeva Steenkamp by Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's famed "Blade Runner." Pistorius's claim that he mistook Reeva Steenkamp for a burglar, shooting her through a bathroom door, has left me full of questions. Let's take a look...

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, miners would bring canaries with them into coal mines to warn them about the presence of dangerous gasses. The small birds and their tiny respiratory systems were more sensitive to methane and carbon monoxide fumes than those of humans and so when the...

On Tuesday January 29, 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, an honour student who had just performed at President Obama's inauguration, was gunned down in a Chicago park. Hadiya was described by her father as a "shining light", and she dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Now her light has...

Supriya Dwivedi wrote an interesting column titled, "Why Hillary Clinton Can't Act Like a Man." In it she complained, as such columns do, of the prejudicial treatment women endure at the hands of a sexist media and of course other injustices like income inequality or the overwhelmingly maleness of...

President Obama will be making a public address on Wednesday to discuss the recommendations brought forward by Vice President Biden's task force on gun violence. Many suspect that a new ban on assault weapons will be part of his proposal. If so, be prepared for the fix that will fix...

Stephen Harper blinked first. On January 11, 2013 the Prime Minister will be meeting with Theresa Spence and a delegation of First Nations leaders coordinated by the Assembly of First Nations. It would be wonderful if the meeting was televised so ordinary people could watch the artful way...

Justin Trudeau, minister of nothing and Liberal critic for "youth, post-secondary education, and amateur sport" requested a meeting with Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and received one.

John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs for the Government of Canada requested a meeting and has been...

The tragic shooting in Connecticut, like the tragic one before it in Colorado, once again has the public seeking answers and pundits seeking the easiest answers to give. Guns and mental illness -- these are the issues on the tip of the average tongue.

The...

This Presidential election was a cacophony of noise, nattering and nonsense from its start to its ignoble and therefore entertaining finish. It was a success for Canadians in that it achieved two great things: the first, our entertainment, and the second, a reminder that despite the fact that it is...

Four years ago Senator Obama squared off against Senator McCain in a town hall meeting for their second debate. Four years later many things were surprisingly similar -- the President was again in a debate with a challenger who it appeared did not like him personally, again facing an opponent...

The American Presidential debate was really interesting but I wonder why Mitt Romney or Barack Obama didn't address the most vital issue for the future of Americans -- Justin Trudeau. I live in Ottawa, our nation's capital. I was walking home the other day when I saw Justin Trudeau walking...

Much has been written this past week about Republican candidate Todd Akin and his troghalodyte-like opinions about rape. The speed with which former colleagues and supporters of Akin have ran away from him is a challenge to Einstein's theory that nothing moves faster than light. Still, many have...

The choice of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney's Vice-Presidential running mate means two things for Canadians; the first, that a second term for Barack Obama and Joe Biden is inevitable and the second, that there will be great political theatre south of the border right up until the...

Before the pomp and swagger of the extravagant opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics in London had even began, while the torch was still cold and unlit, an unidentified athlete disappeared from his training camp, re-appearing at a police station in Leeds on the 24th of July. The still unidentified...

The recent shootings at an outdoor party in Toronto and a crowded theatre in Colorado at a viewing of The Dark Knight have highlighted the poor understanding many well intentioned people have of the connection between guns and violence.

One of the reasons that...

Canadians have yet another reason to be wary of bankers: A scandal is brewing across the pond in the United Kingdom that may have serious international effects on consumer confidence in the financial system. The furor has already claimed the CEO of Barclays, the world's fourth largest bank,...

The diagnosis is in. Earlier today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the sweeping health care law championed by President Barack Obama in an eagerly awaited decision that further divided an already divided nation.

The stakes for Americans could not have been...