During his long political career, my father was always active in communicating the Christian gospel from the evangelical perspective.

Populism is about is alienation in large numbers of people, but aggravated and provoked by a deteriorating economic conditions.

Nothing disturbs me more than superficiality and mere sloganizing on matters of public policy, and the suspicion that what the speaker is saying represents the full extent of his knowledge on the subject.

Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent.

The first lesson, for all Canadians, is that the closed door, top down approaches to constitution making do not provide the public input or debate necessary to achieve a constitutional consensus that will be supported by the people.

There are more effective ways of tackling environmental problems – including global warming, proliferation of plastics, urban sprawl, and the loss of biodiversity – than by treaties, top-down regulations, and other approaches offered by big governments and their dependents.

The role of the federal government should be neutral toward culture just as it is toward religion.