'Immigration threat to Britain as single nation'

Britain may be on the verge of political disintegration

Sea Change in Québec

"La belle province will never be the same again, nor will Canada as a whole. The separatists were trounced in yesterday’s provincial election in Québec. If anyone ever needed clear proof that Quebeckers for the most part are no longer interested in driving a wedge into...

Is Dion turning things around?

"Life can be hard, and often life is the hardest when you try to lead a national political party in Canada. It becomes even more of a Herculean task when such party is in opposition. Welcome to the life and hardship of Stéphane Dion, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and...

Green "star candidate" from Alberta?

"Green Party leader Elizabeth May has said in an interview with the National Post that the Green Party will have at least one seat in the House of Commons after the next election -- that sure seat, she says, will be in Alberta because she has managed to recruit a "star"...

Election 2007: The Liberals

In this second instalment in the series, I will take a closer look at the Liberal Party and its chances of winning a federal election this year (or next year or whenever). The year 2006 will be remembered by many non-Liberals fondly. It was the year when Liberals were so...

Election 2007: The Conservatives

This first instalment of a series of op-ed pieces about the next federal election, which may or may not happen in 2007, takes a closer look at the Conservative Party and Stephen Harper. A bit over a year ago, then-prime minister Paul Martin was fighting the fight of his...

Media pushing the environment story

Canadians have always been extremely aware of environmental problems and the world around them — except, of course, for those people who drive their big pick-up trucks or Hummers to navigate urban traffic due to a serious inferiority complex. Years ago, when I taught at a...

Too much of a good thing

Government is what keeps a country going. It makes and enforces laws to ensure that people can live and work together in relative harmony. Sometimes, however, government tends to interfere too much in people’s lives. Former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau once...

Multiculturalism and the Hérouxville factor

When the council of Hérouxville, a town in Québec, recently decided to set out clear rules for immigrants on how to integrate, the “little town that could” set off a firestorm of approval and criticism. The town in Hérouxville is now a household name in America,...

Making A Choice

Last year I conducted a little experiment: first born out of anger and frustration over the current government at the time, I decided to “join" their side and blog accordingly. But I also sought out various political parties, federal and provincial, to get a better feel for...