Rideau Hall on Saturday stripped civil honours for a Canadian Business Hall of Famer. Jacques Lamarre, retired CEO of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., had his Order of Canada revoked: "Events of recent years have been trying for me." READ MORE
Want Hammer & Sickle Ban
Parliament should ban public display of the Soviet hammer and sickle as a hate symbol, says the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. A federal bill currently before the Senate would ban the swastika and Hamas banners: 'The Congress was disappointed the Communist hammer and sickle was not included.' READ MORE
PM Garbles Alberta Anecdote
Prime Minister Mark Carney garbled Alberta history in reciting a scripted anecdote as a self-described “proud Albertan,” records show. Carney made the comments last Friday in announcing a pipeline pact with the Government of Alberta: "When I was born just north of the Alberta border in Fort Smith, the oil sands were just a concept." READ MORE
Spent $1M On ‘Food Systems’
A federal agency gave more than a million to a small Yukon school board to promote “Indigenous food systems,” records show. The funding was one of a string of grants awarded in the name of food security: 'It developed a traditional processing kitchen in Whitehorse.' READ MORE
Get Your Own Lawyer: Judge
A federal judge has dismissed a request that Canada declare all foreigners in immigration proceedings including illegal border crossers have a right to counsel. Immigration lawyers had sought the declaration. READ MORE
A Happy May Long Weekend
Blacklock's pauses for the Victoria Day observance with warmest wishes to friends and subscribers. We're back tomorrow -- The Editor. READ MORE
Sunday Poem: “Pallidus”
Poet W.N. Branson writes: "Programmed from an early age to trust your life to the cold unblinking system, distracted, distanced, too weak to engage, when the need is a deep abiding wisdom..." READ MORE
Guest Commentary
Martial arts have been part of my life since I was a schoolboy, and it’s made me a better MP. It taught me patience and discipline. I closed my studio on winning election to Parliament in 2011, but the discipline is with me every day: Focus, try to avoid inflammatory language, step back when angry, and always maintain a posture that is fair and open. While I may fail — and I often do — I remember that success in martial arts, like life, is more about being willing to try again, no matter how many times it takes.
