Lessons on Abortion: Brauer v. Canada
A courageous woman from Nova Scotia, Connie Brauer, tried to change the scandalous abortion situation in Canada by suing the federal government in the Federal Court in 2019. Brauer, a “self-represented party”—meaning she had no [...]
Flagrant Attacks on Women
Society seems to have focused on one main issue regarding women – namely, sexual abuse. It is a serious problem, but there are also other areas detrimentally affecting women, about which there seems to be [...]
Boy Scouts of America Sex Abuse Settlement
The US Boy Scouts of America agreed to a US $85 million dollar settlement to groups representing 60,000 men who had brought sexual abuse claims against it. This abuse occurred when they were children or [...]
The Unintended Consequences of Universal Childcare: Lessons from Sweden
Editor’s Note: Sweden has a national child care program which insists all women work in paid employment and denies them any choice, either economically or culturally, to raise their own children at home. Below is [...]
Federal Funding for Indigenous Matters
Federal spending on Indigenous matters has exploded. In 2006, the then-federal government under Stephen Harper set aside $1.9 billion for “common experience” payments to former students who lived at residential schools. There was no requirement [...]
The Scandalous 2021 Federal Election
2021 was an election for losers – including the Canadian public. After paying $610 million on the election, the House of Commons is scarcely different from what it was before the election writ was dropped. [...]