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Hoity Tories

Hoity Tories

By John Pepall   Review of Canadian Conservative Political Thought. Lee Trepanier and Richard Avramenko, eds. Routledge, 2023.   THERE HAS BEEN great political tumult in many democracies in recent years. It has been attributed to populism, woke identity politics, economic stress, Covid, and social media. Populism is inherently unreflective. Politicians attempt to interpret it and find ways to get the people’s votes, but there is no populist thought. The left dismiss populists as deplorables, to be reeducated. The left thinks it knows what’s right, and has settled theories. On the right, amongst conservatives, the political tumult has given rise to vigorous...

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The Magic Thread of 'Greatness'

Rise to Greatness is a gigantic patriotic synthesis and the boldest, densest, most whiggish history Canadians are ever likely to get. But is not a Conservative narrative and in defying the old Tory lament, Conrad Black very tiresomely repeats several unwarranted personal dogmas.

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Canada’s Lost Caribbean Provinces

Canada’s Lost Caribbean Provinces

In 1911 the Bahamas Legislative Council sought to negotiate Bahamian membership in the Canadian federation — only one of many overtures. All the West Indies could have been Provinces of Canada.

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What's Going on at the Saddle Lake Reserve?

What's Going on at the Saddle Lake Reserve?

What’s going on with the accidental excavation since 2004 of 100 graves at the Sacred Heart parish cemetery near the former Blue Quills Indian Residential School? That’s a very good question. The Acimowin Opaspiw Society has never provided the name of a single missing child. Let’s get into the details.

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New Book!

New Book!

After the announcement by T'kemlups First Nation of the “discovery” of unmarked graves, many politicians, Indigenous leaders, and media cast aside balance, restraint, and caution. This excellent collection edited by C.P. Champion and Tom Flanagan helps Canadians get beyond the Grave Error.

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