Come and here me rabbit on about the Senate. Is this gonna be good or what! More details here. September 26, 2013 HMCS Bytown Wardroom (Naval Officer Mess) 78 Lisgar…
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In my regular ROB column in today’s Globe (September 5th, 2013) I look into the alleged value of a university degree, both as a qualification for the job market AND…
New column: why if Senate abolition is the answer we’re asking the wrong question: http://bit.ly/15b4BOJ
In my latest column for the Globe’s ROB, I examine the issue of taxis — why they’re so expensive, why the service is so bad, and why the whole industry…
In my latest column for the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun and other Postmedia dailies I examine the issues raised by governments’ enthusiasm for casinos. Politicians have allowed their…
In today’s Ottawa Citizen, and following on the heels of the recent Great Canadian Debate “The Government of Quebec can decide unilaterally to secede from Canada” I argue that for…
In my latest column for the Globe & Mail, I call down the worst the car-haters can muster in defence of the automobile and what it has meant in terms…
At the heart of debates over Quebec’s future and its status within Confederation lies a hotly contested question: who will decide? Following the last referendum on Quebec sovereignty the federal…
In today’s Ottawa Citizen, I try to make the case that in a world of finite resources, simply taxing the rich may cause more harm than good for the economy….
Commentary: “Islam vs. Islamism: Confronting the terrorist threat while preserving the free society”
How can free, western-liberal-democracies protect themselves against violent terror attacks such as we have seen recently in Boston and the streets of London, while still preserving our essential freedoms and…