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29Jan2016

Alberta Education Ministry Bullies Families

Alberta has recently released its new mandatory guidelines on sexual diversity in schools. NDP Education Minister David Eggen said the new guidelines ensure the “safety” of transgendered students.

• January 29, 2016
• Vicki Gunn

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26Jan2016

The PM’s Undoing

In any great endeavour—such as running a country—people want to know how much is being accomplished. In Canada today, it behoves us to also find out how much is being “un-accomplished.”

• January 26, 2016
• Rod Taylor

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19Jan2016

Is CHP For or Against Marijuana?

​Science-based decision-making is a much-touted theme of our current government, but how much do you know about the science of marijuana? Marijuana has two substances that we need to understand...

• January 19, 2016
• Peter Vogel

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15Jan2016

10 Rapes, 11 Years

​On January 14th 2016, a rapist was convicted in Montreal. Most of us haven’t heard about this horrendous case because it elicited only a small amount of media coverage.

• January 15, 2016
• Peter Vogel

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12Jan2016

Fearing the People

How do we choose those who rule over us? Does it matter? Can we change it? If we do so, will things improve? Our new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has vowed to change the electoral system and—so far—says he will do it without allowing Canadians to vote on it in a cross-country referendum. Is he right or wrong?

• January 12, 2016
• Rod Taylor

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05Jan2016

2015—What Did We Achieve?

​The beginning of a new year is a good time to reflect on the past twelve months. What went well? How can we build on our successes and make the most of our opportunities in the next twelve?

• January 05, 2016
• Vicki Gunn

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29Dec2015

New Year’s Greeting from CHP Leader

Here we are at the end of one year and the beginning of a new one. God has much to say about newness: “Behold! He makes ALL things new!”

• December 29, 2015
• Rod Taylor

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22Dec2015

Christmas Reflections 2015

As the year 2015 draws to a close, we in the CHP and many of our fellow-citizens pause to reflect on the ‘…old, old story’ that we love so well—the story of the Man-child who came from heaven to save the world. How badly our world needs to hear this story again!

• December 22, 2015
• David Reimer

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15Dec2015

Now What?

​The landslide Liberal victory leading to majority control of Canada’s federal government has led to jubilant celebration by many Canadians but not all Canadians.

• December 15, 2015
• Jim Enos

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08Dec2015

Wrong Conclusions; Wrong Solutions: How the West Fails to Fix its Problems

​Every math student knows that problems can only be solved when there is enough information given to which one can apply a formula. Sudoku enthusiasts use the process of elimination to fill in missing information without which the rest of the puzzle cannot be completed.

• December 08, 2015
• Rod Taylor

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01Dec2015

Global Cooling? Global Warming? Whatever…  Just Call it Climate Change

Was anyone else besides me terrified at school in the 1970s by the spectre of another ice age? Scientists said we were facing another ice age. Thankfully, that didn’t happen. My fears—of not waking up one morning because of another ice age—were unfounded.

• December 01, 2015
• Vicki Gunn

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24Nov2015

War Measures

Canadians want to live in peace…at least, most of us do. We’ve just gone through a bloodless civil war in Canada (we politely called it an “election”) and most of us want to move on, to get back to the work we were doing when the writ was dropped. Unfortunately, we don’t always get to write the script for our lives.

• November 24, 2015
• Rod Taylor

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