- 02May2006
-
An open letter to the Finance Minister
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has issued a news release which says, in part...
- May 02, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 25Apr2006
-
How Canadians vote…
…and what happens when so many Christians don’t? There are about 32 million people in Canada, but about a quarter of them cannot vote, either because they’re under voting age, or because they’re not yet citizens.
- April 25, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 18Apr2006
-
Evaluating Tory GST & child-care plans
The Conservatives’ election pledge to cut the GST from seven percent to six may have been good politics, says the Fraser Institute’s resident tax expert, but it’s bad economics.
- April 18, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 11Apr2006
-
The Throne Speech
In Sarnia recently, a reporter asked me whether the CHP found the Speech from the Throne encouraging.
- April 11, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 10Apr2006
-
No debate needed on Afghanistan
It's unfortunate that Foreign Minister Peter MacKay has flip-flopped on Afghanistan, agreeing to a debate on the role of Canadian forces there.
- April 10, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 04Apr2006
-
Needed: a fresh look for Parliament
Ethics Commissioner Bernard Shapiro has decided that Vancouver MP David Emerson didn't violate the Parliamentary Code of Ethics by jumping into the Conservatives Cabinet immediately after being elected as a Liberal, and that Prime Minister Harper is also guiltless.
- April 04, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 28Mar2006
-
Canada too permissive on abortion
Last week, several days after Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated that he would not reopen the abortion debate, the governor of South Dakota signed legislation that would ban almost all abortions in that state.
- March 28, 2006
- Michael Coren
- 21Mar2006
-
Exploiting women: Tehran & Toronto
Socialists and Libertarians clamoring to legalize prostitution in Canada would probably be astonished to learn that they're walking right in the footsteps of the mullahs of Iran.
- March 21, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 16Mar2006
-
Beyond Kandahar
Prime Minister Stephen Harper deserves praise for his decisive demonstration of support for our troops in Afghanistan.
- March 16, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 14Mar2006
-
Cartoon Wars II
First, I want to thank the many readers who responded to my request for their opinion on whether the Danish cartoons blamed for Muslim riots—which have resulted in 12 deaths and extensive damage so far—ought to have been published in Canada.
- March 14, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 07Mar2006
-
Cartoon Wars
I have to say at the outset that I dislike most editorial cartoons. And also that I read them.
- March 07, 2006
- Ron Gray
- 28Feb2006
-
What should our Supreme Court be?
There is much dispute among jurists about the ideal function of a supreme court. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, in a speech to a think tank in Puerto Rico in February of this year, criticized those who believe in a "living" constitution. "You would have to be an idiot to believe that," Scalia said.
- February 28, 2006
- Ron Gray
Page 90 of 91 pages