When political and business leaders tell the public – any public – ‘We don’t trust you to make the right decision’ – they prejudice that electorate against the very proposals they want it to accept and undermine public confidence in themselves.

The trouble with “sacrifices as symbolic acts” is that the immediate impact on those for whom the sacrifice is made quickly fades, while the impact on those who actually make the sacrifice can go on and on.

As a result of listening to Aberhart, my father decided to leave the farm in 1927 to study at Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute, Aberhart’s training school.

An optimist in Canada is someone who think things could be worse.

My religious training told me that in times of personal uncertainty one should seek God’s direction through personal prayer and study of the Christian scriptures.

Remember the referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord? The more Canada’s political and business elites threatened Canadians that the country would disappear into a black hole if the accord weren’t passed, the more Canadians opposed it.

What’s the difference between a politician and a catfish? One is a wide-mouthed, bottom-feeding, slime sucker – and the other is a fish.

The Halton Peel Canadian Club was launched in September of 2001,

What's the difference between a politician and a catfish? One is a wide-mouthed, bottom-feeding, slime sucker - and the other is a fish.

An optimist in Canada is someone who think things could be worse