SHAVER: Canada needs Plan B for Trans Mountain

British Columbia’s attempt to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was recently dismissed by the Supreme Court of Canada. However, four...

WILLIAMS: Diversity and inclusion insanity

It’s nearly impossible to have even a short conversation with a college administrator, politician or chief executive without the words diversity...

BONOKOSKI: The first rule of military command is covering butt

It was unsettling Monday to be reminded that it was 25 years ago that Master Cpl. Clayton Matchee, then of our military’s elite airborne unit,...

LILLEY: Harry for GG? He'd be better than the astronaut!

It’s a long shot to be sure, but with 61% of Canadians supporting the idea of Prince Harry becoming the next Governor General, I say why not....

Varcoe: Canadian agribusiness CEOs warn of fallout from new U.S.-China trade deal

For Alberta, trade matters. And for the province’s agriculture sector, international trade challenges remain an unpredictable factor in how 2020...

AGAR: Transparency needed with public sector union talks

Should public unions and governments be forced to negotiate in public? It is common during a negotiation for each side to report wildly different...

LILLEY UNLEASHED: Why are we still paying for the CBC?

Lise Ravary: As a monarchist, I'm mad at Prince Harry

As a constitutional monarchist, a conservative, a Canadian and a British citizen, I’m mad at Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Sure, he and Meghan...

LILLEY: Stupid government regulations just keep on coming

I’m not sure how they do it each year? How do the folks at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business pick the dumbest, most ridiculous...

WARREN: Canada should cash in on single-event sports betting

The opponents have been chosen for Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2. However, we already know who the big loser will be on game day – it’s Canadian...

ELDER: A tale of two flamethrowers

Eighty-six percent of Democrats consider U.S. President Donald Trump “racist,” according to a July 2019 Quinnipiac poll. By contrast, 91% of...

ALDRICH: Solving Western alienation takes more than window dressing

Olive branches can be sent to all Western provinces by the federal government, but that does mean they will necessarily take root. Even the Liberal...

BLIZZARD: Royal deal costly for Harry and Meghan but good for Canada

Just call them Harry, Meghan and Archie. While they’ll retain their Royal Highness status, they’ll no longer call themselves HRH. In a deal...

HAL'S KITCHEN: Survey says?!

Have you been following this story involving the family from Lorette, Man., that went on Family Feud Canada? Eve Dubois didn’t win $10,000 cash...

BONOKOSKI: Ticking of Doomsday Clock all about our extinction

Will the Doomsday Clock be inching us closer to the apocalypse? The iconic clock didn’t move an iota in 2019, but moved up 30 seconds in 2018...

GUNTER: B.C. takes a beating in its pipeline battle

The B.C. government hired a highly esteemed private-sector litigator, Joseph Arvay, to go to the Supreme Court and make its case against the Trans...

EATON: Senate 'filled with outstanding people doing good work'

BY SENATOR NICOLE EATON My first day as a Senator — Jan. 26, 2009 — was a bit of a blur. One of 18 new Senators sworn in that day, I was awestruck...

MALCOLM: Partnering with government is not a good idea

The government should not pick winners and losers in the economy. For as long as I’ve been following politics and public policy, I’ve heard...

LILLEY: Canadians are ditching CBC, so why do we keep funding it?

Every single time I critique CBC, I’m told that we need to have the state broadcaster, that Canadians rely upon it. But the numbers would beg to...

EMPTY STOCKING FUND: Going out with a bang

Talk about going out with a bang once again. Winnipeg Transit’s Santa Bus just rolled in with a grand total of $12,392.95 for the Christmas Cheer...

TOWHEY: Canada should allow assisted suicide for those with mental illness

Death comes for all of us. There is no immortality option. The best we can hope for is to die with dignity, hopefully later rather than sooner, and...

GIESBRECTH: Indigenous youth need jobs not dances

Last week there was yet another “round dance” held at Portage and Main, this one was in support of the “hereditary chiefs” of the Wet’...

BONOKOSKI: A very costly penalty for dirty play in beer-league hockey

When my illustrious beer-league hockey career ended in Ottawa after being slew-footed by one of the league’s dirtier players — my rotator cuff...

LILLEY: Trudeau blames Iran, not Trump and offers compensation to families

As he announced compensation for families who lost loved ones in the shooting-down of Flight 752, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changed his stance...

FUREY FACTOR: Tough rules to enter CPC leadership

HAL’S HEADLINES: Boarded up and burning

What are we going to do with the hundreds of abandoned buildings across Winnipeg? A boarded-up apartment block on Maryland that’s burned before...

LILLEY: Canadian Tire takes Trudeau's corporate welfare for green cars

At what point will we just admit that without huge subsidies the electric vehicle industry wouldn’t exist? Electric cars, and the connected issue...

GOLDBERG: Democratic battle is reminiscent of 2004 Kerry-Dean race

By Jonah Goldberg, Special to Postmedia Network As of this writing, the Democratic presidential contest looks very fluid, with four candidates...

OUT THERE: Rush drummer to be honoured with night at the Pyramid

Though I’m not often prone to extended periods of grieving or self-examination when it comes to the passing of rock royalty, something feels...

ALDRICH: Council needs to take care when it considers wiping out history

I urge city council to use caution when it comes to policy geared to reconciling our history. They are currently evaluating a proposal that would...