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The three-week storm that followed British Columbia NDP MP Svend Robinson's tabling of a petition on June 8 that called for deleting the word 'God' from the preamble to the [...]

A year ago a team led by National Parks archeologist Daryl Fedje found a four-inch, triangular-shaped basalt knife in the muck 170 feet below the waters of Juan Perez Sound, [...]

Last March the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments in a case known as M v. H that will decide whether provincial laws must not discriminate against same-sex marriages. A [...]

At 84, Elmer Knutson still goes to work every day at Alberta Tractor and Crane, in a building on 99 Street in Edmonton that is noteworthy only for the huge [...]

Last spring, when Jean Charest surrendered the leadership of the federal Tories to take the reins of the Quebec Liberal Party, he was warned that he would suffer at the [...]

In the midst of Quebec's current election campaign, rife with the possibility of a separatist victory, comes a book that reminds Canadians just how close the separatists came to breaking [...]

When former prime minister Joe Clark left Parliament in 1993, he was remembered by commentators as a man whose self-deprecating humour enabled him to accept what to others would have [...]

After Premier Ralph Klein announced that two Senate nominees would be elected in conjunction with Alberta's fall municipal elections, critics said the winning candidates would feel much like the dog [...]

No prime minister of Canada has lacked self-confidence. But judging by his public behaviour, current office-holder Jean Chretien enjoys more than the usual amount, even among the select group to [...]

As the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank broke up in Washington, D.C., late last week, the world's finance ministers and central bankers, who just [...]

For each of the past two years federal Finance Minister Paul Martin has counted up to $7 billion worth of Employment Insurance (EI) premiums as general tax revenue. With all [...]

Canada's gun control controversy is a three-way fight. In one corner are the sportsmen--fathers and sons, and even mothers and daughters--who view their guns as a catalyst for a noble [...]

Just before Parliament began its fall sitting two weeks ago, the Globe and Mail showed the country a picture of its 64-year-old prime minister leaping over a fence that had [...]

When Albertans go to the polls on October 19, they will face an unprecedented array of choices. There will be the usual lists of candidates for municipal government and school [...]

For most of the 20th century, Canada's federal Liberals have viewed themselves as the country's natural governing party. But a growing number of small-c conservatives say no such preordained destiny [...]

Until late August, Alberta's Senate election was shaping up as a surrealist picnic. Premier Ralph Klein, who had sent out the invitations, refused to attend with his party. Prime Minister [...]

As a rule, political leaders never even hint that they might be willing to relinquish power for fear that an ambitious underling might try to give them the bum's rush. [...]

The caucus of the Reform Party erupted into one of its periodic internecine brawls last week when Okanagan-Coquihalla MP and justice critic Jim Hart announced he is rejoining the lucrative [...]

An economic crisis is like alcoholism: you have to admit you have a problem before you can fix it. Right now, according to their growing legion of critics, federal Finance [...]

Chris and Thelma Oakley of Calgary have eight children. Naturally, they struggle to make ends meet, but not because Mr. Oakley's salary is low. An electrical engineer, Mr. Oakley has [...]

If Saskatchewan farmer David Orchard and American political commentator Patrick Buchanan ever found themselves in the same room, they would disagree on just about everything. Mr. Orchard believes in strong [...]

Canada's new Firearms Act, formerly known as Bill C-68, comes into force on October 1. Beginning on that day, the nation's several hundred thousand gun owners will have five years [...]

Over the past decade, public funding for the Federal Women's Program has shrunk dramatically, from $13 million annually in 1987 to about $8.5 million. While a $4.5 million reduction is [...]

Feminism may not be the political force it was 10 years ago, but the country's office-holders still look for inexpensive ways to keep feminist-bloc voters happy. Fiddling with the Criminal [...]

In the American Deep South, the goose's appetite for grass is welcomed by cotton farmers who train the birds to feed between the crop rows. The voracious geese leave nothing [...]

Canadians have never quite known what to make of Louis Riel, the Metis leader who in 1869 and 1885 led armed insurrections against the Canadian government. He is a hero [...]

Twenty years ago, solutions to male 'erectile dysfunction' were almost non-existent. When the medical research community finally turned its attention to male impotence, the treatments and devices were often worse [...]

Despite her warm smile and softly brushed hair, 12-year-old Fraser Valley resident Ximena Renaerts cannot hide her physical and mental problems. A quadriplegic, Ximena has cerebral palsy, is confined to [...]

When student radicals Christine Lamont of Langley, B.C., and David Spencer of New Brunswick left Canada a decade ago for Latin America, they were determined to show solidarity with their [...]

So-called 'ethical capitalism' is one of the hottest topics in the business world. Its growing appeal was demonstrated two weeks ago when 212 businessmen paid $69 and spent an entire [...]

The federal bureaucracy is generally slow and inefficient but, when the right cause comes along, it can move with amazing dispatch. One such cause may be gun control, which necessitates [...]

Many of the political demands made by Indians today are predicated on the belief that they were the first humans on this continent. But what if others came before them? [...]

When Sikhs fought for the British in the Second World War they proudly wore their turbans. In later years turbanned Canadian Sikhs have been accepted in the RCMP and as [...]

Compared to the Americans, the Canadian government fought few battles with the tribes which confronted its expansion in the West. Yet today's Indian communities are not demonstrably better off north [...]

In December Brian Cousins, Saskatchewan's regional television director for the CBC, announced his resignation after a 23-year career. The surprise exit was triggered, according to Mr. Cousins, by funding cuts. [...]

Saskatchewan Indian leaders are trying to turn Pamela George, an Indian prostitute killed two years ago in Regina, into a martyr for the cause of Indian justice. At the trial [...]

Since the federal Liberals came to power in 1993, they have worked diligently to advance their version of self-government for Canada's aboriginals. The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development [...]

Only one year after opening Casino Regina, Saskatchewan's NDP government is looking for a way out. Faced with administrative and attendance problems, and much less revenue than originally forecast, Joanne [...]

In most places in the world where socialism has been tried, the lack of free market incentives has destroyed worker productivity and fostered a culture of dependency. But in Saskatchewan, [...]

Anyone who doubts the financial benefits of victimhood in Canada today can find ample evidence in Saskatchewan. The federal government has started paying millions of dollars in compensation to victims [...]

Over the course of Roy Romanow's tenure as premier, the number of people collecting welfare in Saskatchewan has grown steadily to around 80,000. The province now has nearly twice as [...]

The New Democratic Party has always prided itself on being the party that believes government-imposed programs can solve human problems. As could be expected, therefore, the party has fared poorly [...]

Saskatchewan NDP Premier Roy Romanow has balanced his province's budget two years in a row. His administration is frequently touted as a Canadian model of fiscal probity, a role it [...]

Nothing is more troublesome to the state than an individual who refuses to bow to unjust demands and who remains unmoved by every form of intimidation. Such was the case [...]

When Swissair Flight 111 crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia last August, all 229 people on board were killed. It was one of the worst aviation disasters ever to [...]

The expression, 'Never apologize, never explain' may have originated as a mantra for robber barons and movie stars, but it also seems to have been adopted by officials at the [...]

Saskatchewan parents discovered late in 1996 that for nearly two years, the babysitters they employ have been covered by provincial labour standards. Sitters must be paid minimum wage--currently $5.60 per [...]

Daniel Lapin sees Christians and religious Jews as allies in a war to save civilization This book by California orthodox rabbi and radio talk show host Daniel Lapin inspires in [...]

Ottawa misses another fiscal target as tax revenues from business and private incomes soar Two weeks ago the federal government announced a $2.9-billion surplus for fiscal year 1998-99, officially confirming [...]

Will the real Lorne Goddard please stand up? Join me as we look in on an imaginary session of the Red Deer public school board. Lorne Goddard, an 18-year veteran [...]