Following 71 days of “sober, second thought,” and after adopting a final amendment to include the hanging noose as a hate symbol, Canada’s 105-seat Red Chamber, passed the bill on June 4, 2026 ... and sent it back to the House of Commons for approval. Then on June 18, 2026, Bill C-9 received Royal Assent and became law. In my view, “sober, second thought” failed the aging senators and was absent in the Red Chamber on the day of their final decision, and I am not alone in my s

Warning: Political Commentary. 1 “Welcome to Canada ...” Where in 2025 our foodbanks were feeding 2.2 million Canadians a month; 2.5 million so far in 2026. Meanwhile, World Cup 2026 will cost Canadians $1 Billion to co-host a few FIFA soccer games. “Will that be Spam or Soccer?” And, in the “Can-you-believe-it” depart. – Canadians are starting “GoFundMe” for themselves, because of the cost of living (15,000 fundraised between Jan – May, 2026; an 8% increase from 2025).

I have a confession to make. It’s been long in coming, I admit. It’s not the kind of confession I’m proud to report. I can still feel the weight of my round mother sitting on my 9-year-old chest, while I tried to convince her that the half-eaten bag of cookies I had hidden under my bed was really my brother’s doings – not mine. “Confession is good for the soul,” she would say – trying to be serious. So, I’d like my soul to be as healthy as possible. Besides, I think I’ve carr

This world is not without an ample supply of folks with strong convictions about things. Politics, legacy media, abortion, the gender cult, taxes, and Trump. Yah - especially Trump! Dare I add claims of alleged mass graves of indigenous children and the asymmetrical animosities of both the left and right. We should not forget Canada’s immigration policies, the festering antisemitism on our university campuses and the Feds’ growing operational issues governing the Firearms Com

You might know the name Barry Neufeld. A former Chilliwack, B.C. school trustee, this past February, 2026, he was ordered by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to pay $750,000.00 for violating the Human Rights Code. A new benchmark!

I was raised a pagan! OK, well maybe not a strict pagan, but if you understand the term in the context of the early Roman Empire, where it meant someone who practiced something other than Christianity – or no religion at all – that pretty much described my up-bringing. No religion for us, not even on Christmas or Easter (called CEO’s). Nope! With Saturday evenings reserved for beer, poker and guitar-playing ... and with blue cigarette smoke suspended thicker than the toxic

So let me set the stage here! The United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labour and Pensions held a 10:00 am hearing this January 14, 2026. Its intended focus, as stated, was “ Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs .” The earlier Dobbs decision [ Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ] of June 24, 2022 had overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), eliminating the constitutional right to abort

Martyrdom is not a ‘modern’ invention. Any believer who has ever taken the time to investigate the early days of the church, will know that waves of Christians succumbed to licking flames ... unimaginable torture techniques ... and crazed beasts ... often ‘headlined’ through gory, public spectacles by the unnatural blood-lusts of Roman Caesars, Catholic Popes and other potentates. This was the cost of allegiance to Christ and His kingdom, as history’s centuries and pages witn

I confess that I do not remember much about Christmas as a kid. It’s not that I did not have parents who lavished presents on me and my two siblings come December 25; they did! But ask me what those presents were, when I was 10, 11 or 12 – and it is tough to remember. Scientists say that that is because part of the brain responsible for moving memories into long-term storage is still maturing. OK! However, someone once told me that 1 adult year is apparently equal to about

A little boy was outside in the backyard playing when his pastor came by for a visit, but he never saw him. Moments later though, the little fella came running in through the back door dangling a mouse by the tail. "Look Ma,” he said. “Look what I got! I got a mouse. I wacked it with a piece of wood and then I banged its head up against the steps, and then I gave it a good kick" And then at that point the youngster saw the pastor, and he said, "And then the Lord called him

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July 13, 2024! We might be forgiven for not remembering the date – especially if you are Canadian. The heat of summer, the beginning in ear