Commentary  Canada is not that big a deal on the world stage.   Don’t get me wrong, I am a proud, loyal Canadian and love my country. It is just that we don’t really matter that much on the global scene. Our economy is the 10th largest in the world, which isn’t bad but could…

Commentary The Old Testament is full of stories of prophets who tried to warn their populations of impending disasters. Jeremiah is a good example. All these accounts tend to follow a pattern: prophet sees something about to happen, tells local leadership about it, is criticized and jailed/punished for doing so, and sees his warnings shunted…

Commentary Last week, anti-government demonstrators in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, demanded the prime minister to step down—citing his and the government’s corruption and ties to communist China. After the police fired tear gas at the up until then peaceful demonstrators, chaos erupted. An outbuilding at the parliament caught fire, a police station…