In Defense of the Canadian Arctic
Now that we have our election behind us, albeit with a minority government, we shall see if all the political parties actually work together to tackle the many economic, security and political issues that face our country. The civilized process thus far - a hallmark of our democracy - should demonstrate to the Canadian public, and to the world, that even with our imperfections we can all pull in the same direction to gradually improve our national well-being - in every sense of the word. Canada faces several challenges in the current geo-political landscape. Each of these challenges will be dealt with in turn. In my view, the most pressing concern is the threat to our sovereignty. The word "sovereignty" was bandied about hundreds of times during the recent election campaign, and more often than not it was used in reference to threats from Donald Trump to make Canada the 51st state. As much as it became a central election issue, I do no give Trump's vacuous musings much ...