Barry W. Bussey The ongoing dispute in Ottawa and around the country over the COVID-19 mandates got me thinking about a book in my library by Dudley Weeks: The Eight Essential Steps to Conflict Resolution.[1] I thought maybe, just maybe, there would be something there...
Over the course of the pandemic, Canadians have become so conditioned by repeated warnings from our health officials that, unless we look back, it can be difficult to recall what life was like before COVID-19 arrived on the scene. Many Canadians have become convinced...
Barry W. Bussey I spent some time in Ottawa last weekend to experience history in the making. The “Freedom 2022” Trucker Convoy to Ottawa must be among the most massive spontaneous protest that this country has ever seen. When I asked two members of the police if they...
How does one stop evil? Philosophers have spent much energy trying to solve that question throughout the centuries, and they are still at it. Civilizations are fixated on the conundrum. Recently, an independent team of forensic experts looking into an old “who done...
For nearly two years, politicians have promised that the end of the pandemic is near: another two weeks, another layer of masking, another jab, and it will all be over. Now it appears that we are, at last, entering the final stages of the viral contagion – and yet...
Diane Francis, Financial Post columnist, wants to “make the unvaccinated pay for their own health care.” She argues that Canada should follow Singapore: “if you don’t want to be vaccinated and don’t protect yourself, then fall ill, nobody else should have to pay for...
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