Na’amat Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing essential social services that enhance the lives of women, children and families in Israel and in Canada. They have been active…
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The Parliamentary Budget Officer recently released a paper explaining why it doesn’t actually cost the government anything when civil servants take sick leave. His conclusion was, IMHO, so bizarre that…
In my latest column for the ROB’s Economy Lab feature (in the Globe), I regale readers with the story of what happened when a bureaucrat came into the café my…
Something quite close to the heart today: my reflections on the character and achievements of a man I greatly admired, Jim Flaherty. His death yesterday of a heart attack brought…
In my fortnightly column for the Globe’s Economy Lab (in the ROB) I take aim at those apostles of the status quo who claim there is nothing wrong with Canadian…
Elephants have come to symbolise the struggle to protect humanity’s dwindling wildlife heritage. At a recent world conference in London about the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products much…
In a column that caused quite a flutter in the Twittersphere I wrote last week in the Ottawa Citizen (and other Postmedia papers) about how the winter helps to shape…
Thanks to the Taiwan government’s generosity, I have just returned from a visit to the island as part of a Canadian delegation made up of think tankers and academics. The…
InsiderOnline has a post about The Canadian Century that once again shows that the book’s analysis is attracting wide assent among those knowledgeable about conditions in both Canada and the…
On May 27, I was on the Michael Coren show to discuss The Canadian Century. Also with me were three great panellists: John Nunziata, Adam Giambrone and Akaash Maharaj all…