Commentary Ah, the ‘T’ word—terrorism. We have certainly been obsessed with it of late, probably since the awful events of 9/11. The phenomenon of terrorism did not of course make its appearance on the world’s stage two decades ago—most scholars date the beginning of this form of ideological violence to the middle of the 19th…
Doctors, Hospices Grapple With New Quebec Law Forcing Palliative Facilities to Offer MAiD
Quebec physician Bruno Gagnon is feeling squeezed out of his decades-long palliative care career due to his moral objection to medical assistance in dying (MAiD). With years of experience and a faith-based passion for offering comfort to those living out their final days, Dr. Gagnon says he still has much to offer in the field…
The Philippines Flashpoint
Hot wars frequently happen where they are least expected, or while attention is diverted elsewhere. The North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950, the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the 1998–99 Kosovo conflict, and other armed hostilities surprised many by their eruption and intensity. The world has been fixated on Ukraine…
Supreme Court Won’t Examine Sharing of Canadian Bank Account Info With US
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a challenge of legislation that allows account information held by Canadian financial institutions to be shared with U.S. authorities. The case began when two U.S.-born women who now live in Canada contested the Canadian provisions implementing a 2014 agreement between the two countries that made the information-sharing…
HS2 Chief Executive Resigns Amid Delays for High-Speed Rail Line
After six and a half years leading Britain’s new HS2 high-speed railway line, its chief executive has stepped down from the project. The announcement came on Wednesday when Mark Thurston announced he will be leaving the organization in autumn. Under Mr. Thurston’s leadership, the company has employed 28,500 people across the country. The HS2 commended…
Bank of Canada Paid Out Nearly $27 Million in Raises and Bonuses in 2022: Records
The Bank of Canada (BoC) paid out almost $27 million in raises and bonuses in 2022, according to Access to Information records, despite admitting that it made poor inflation forecasts. Records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) showed that about half (49 percent) of the central bank’s workforce, or 1,095 employees, were paid over…
Global Public Debt Hits Record $92 Trillion: UN Report
LONDON—Global public debt surged to a record $92 trillion in 2022 as governments borrowed to counter crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, with the burden being felt acutely by developing countries, a United Nations report said. Domestic and external debt worldwide has increased more than five times in the last two decades, outstripping the rate…
Pilot Says He Escaped Serious Injury by Jumping Into the Ocean When a New Zealand Volcano Erupted
CANBERRA, Australia—A helicopter pilot said in court on Thursday he and two of his passengers had escaped serious injury by jumping into the ocean when a New Zealand volcano erupted in 2019, killing 22. Another two of pilot Brian Depauw’s joy flight passengers did not make it to the water, were engulfed by a cloud…
Attacks on Civil Service ‘Blob’ Are ‘Self-Defeating Cowardice,’ Says Cabinet Secretary
Calling the civil service a “blob” is insulting and totally unacceptable, the UK’s most senior civil servant has argued. Ministers who use such “dehumanising” language to characterise the civil service demonstrate “self-defeating cowardice,” cabinet secretary Simon Case told a cross-party group of MPs. He attributed the worsening relations between the public sector staff and ministers…
NHS Facing ‘Huge and Growing Risk’ as Junior Doctors Launch 5-day Strike
The NHS is facing a “huge and growing risk” amid disruptions caused by continuous industrial action, health service bosses have warned. Junior doctors launched a five-day strike on Thursday, in what is being described as the longest walkout of its kind in the NHS’s history amid ongoing protests over pay. Members of the British Medical…
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