Losing The Soul Of Our Nation (January 2011)
Was the security team at the recent Quebec National Assembly wrong to refuse entry to several Sikh Canadians carrying their ceremonial kirpans? Certainly, how we should balance the demands of Read more →
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Great Nations Cannot Be Sustained By Sports Events And Military Operations Alone (January 2011)
2010 ended with the proverbial good news and bad news. Thanks mainly to our stable banking system, natural resources, and resilient population, Canada appears to have weathered the recession better Read more →
Groundhog Day Rally, Anyone? (November 2010)
On October 30th, I joined a crowd of over 300,000 crammed on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to support the Rally To Restore Sanity sponsored by Comedy Central’s Jon Read more →
The Un-Funny Business Of Canadian Politics: When Comedians Become The Voice Of Reason (October 2010)
Our nation’s politicians are truly failing when comedians become the only reliable voice of reason. In an environment where only either Rick Mercer or Glen Beck (depending on your perspective) Read more →
Towards A 21st Century Canada (May 2010)
The ability to recognize the historical transformation Canadians are traversing and to rethink the reason for Canada in the 21st century is the critical precondition to creating a stable, sustainable Read more →
Trading Apathy For Action: Time For A New Ethic Of Government And Citizenship (April 2010)
What Canada really needs is bold leadership that will unite the country and an electorate that demands as much. The fractious trajectory of the health care agreement in the U.S. Read more →
The Year That Was: Peeling The Onion, Only To Find…., There Is No Onion (January 2010)
At year-end, much ink is spilling over the legacy of the year of the “great recession”. A serious assessment is next to impossible as most Canadians still struggle to catch Read more →
Who’s Looking After The National Interest In The Quebec-New Brunswick Hydro Deal? (January 2010)
Canada enters this new decade in dangerous territory. Our national government is missing in action – preferring partisan political calculations to governing in the national interest. A popular protest against Read more →
National Purpose: Lost In Collaboration (October 2009)
Every day we meet Canadians who are embarrassed by the hyper-partisanship and mediocrity of our national politics. Our leaders rarely discuss common goals and aspirations that transcend our provincial and Read more →
The Federal Government’s Declining Capacity (August 2009)
Every day we meet Canadians who are embarrassed by the hyper-partisanship and mediocrity of our national politics. Our leaders rarely discuss common goals and aspirations that transcend our provincial and Read more →
The Descent Of National Politics Into Irrelevance And Insignificance: Can It Be Reversed? – Part 1 (June 2009)
As yet another game of chicken over the federal election is played out, it is sobering to remember the huge numbers of Canadians who have dropped out of national politics. Read more →
Parliamentary Committees And The Public Service – Part 2 (June 2009)
(This is Part 2 of the 6-part series, “The descent of national politics into irrelevance and insignificance: Can it be reversed?”) Parliament and the national public service must regain the Read more →
Policy Areas That Should Be Arms-Length From Politicians And Parliament – Part 3 (June 2009)
This is Part 3 of the 6-part series “The descent of national politics into irrelevance and insignificance: Can it be reversed?” At the same time as we rebuild the capacity of Read more →