Tag: Opinion

Peter Menzies: If the CRTC Bans Fox News From Canadian Airwaves, It Must Also De-list China’s CCTV-4

Commentary Canada has become a country that  harbours a higher level of tolerance for Chinese communism than it does for American conservatism. That’s a conclusion that’s easy to draw from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) May 3 decision to act swiftly on a complaint from the LGBTQ2 advocacy group, Egale, which has asked…


China Is Becoming a Black Box Under New CCP Rules

Commentary A slew of new policies, coupled with vastly changed behavior, is cutting the world off from vital information about what is happening in China, our ability to understand reality inside the black box that China is becoming, and our ability to engage with it. Recent news of raids on the offices of not one…


Investing: Cutting Through the Noise

Commentary As an investor, it’s very easy to look at the current environment and shake one’s head. There’s a tremendous amount of headwinds. Given the volumes of headlines involving inflation, the debt ceiling, incompetence in Washington, geopolitical risks, China, etc., some investors may just give up and stash away their cash. But that could prove…


How Business Embraces Marxism Under the Guise of Diversity

Commentary Disney higher-ups have been found admitting to indoctrinating children in radical sexual and gender ideology. The Carhartt work clothes company required its more than 3,000 employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19, despite conceding that “we are aware some of our associates do not support this policy.” Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., the third-largest soft drink…


Literary Lineage in Arkansas

Commentary There’s a simple truth about human nature that liberalism denies, that it rejects in principle. The truth is this: A person can’t believe his life in the present has very much meaning if he doesn’t believe in a meaningful past. If there’s no plot to history, if the generations that preceded him don’t form…


Why I Have Given Up on Trumpism Revisited

Commentary Presumably, the man in the White House can afford the very best publicists and political strategists. Or maybe it’s just that he can afford the most expensive lieutenants, who aren’t necessarily the best. I wonder about that because the Biden conglomerate has made “MAGA,” Donald Trump’s signature acronym and battle cry, the center of…


The Rise of the Young, Disillusioned Recluse

Commentary From Osaka to Ontario, Houston to Hong Kong, an increasing number of young people are retreating from society. The reasons for the mass withdrawal are as varied as they are disturbing. In Japan, the issue of social withdrawal among young individuals has become so severe that the Japanese have coined a term for it:…


‘Under God and the Law’: The Biblical Foundations of the Coronation

Commentary On Saturday, King Charles III was solemnly crowned in Westminster Abbey in a ceremony whose roots remote to the coronation of King Edgar the Peaceful in 973. The central act of this is when the king accepts his calling from God and receives the grace and powers to fulfil his responsibilities according to the…


Doing Business in China Is Now That Little Bit More Risky

Commentary Changes to espionage laws and imposing bans on people leaving China pose increased risks for visitors, including professionals, business executives, and scholars. The Xinhua news agency reported that Chinese lawmakers voted a week ago to adopt a revised Counter-Espionage Law, which will take effect on July 1, 2023. The revised law was passed at…


Michael Taube: Is the Government Listening to CSIS? That’s Not Entirely Clear

Commentary The recent controversy involving Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family being targeted by China is an enormous issue. For those who have repeatedly questioned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment to ensuring that safety and security are among Canada’s highest priorities, this may be the biggest red flag of them all. The Globe and…