The blow fell too late for a counter-punch. But that seems to have been the idea behind Pride Toronto’s arbitrary ejection of the Canadian Association of Equality (CAFÉ) from Sunda...
Quebec’s euthanasia law, Bill C-52, has now passed. My side lost that battle. Did we lose “fair and square” though? I personally felt that the rhetorical quality of public dis...
  MOSCOW — In its essentials — well-appointed staterooms, excellent food and warmly attentive staff — river cruising is much like ocea...
  Last weekend, obedient to my son (and editor) Jonathan Kay’s Facebook invitation, I listened to the most recent edition of CBC Radio’s “Q,” on whose panel he is a...
“There’s nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as messing about in boats.” So said Rat, in one of the most often-quoted lines from Wind in the Wi...
When Marc Lepine killed 14 women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989, his calculated separation of the sexes before beginning the massacre of the women — all comple...
Tomorrow, May 27, will feature the conclusion of parliamentary debate on Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott’s private member’s Bill C-560, which proposes an amendment to Canada&rsquo...
Religion, medical science and the best interests of children can make a hot-potato stew. What do you do, for example, when scientifically ignorant parents believe prayers will be more efficacio...

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In an April 30 article, “Climate change and health: Extreme heat a ‘silent’ killer,” Globe and Mail reporter Karen McColl cites the claim of an allegedly expert source, ...
In 1973, U.S. Vice-President Spiro Agnew spoke at Drexel University’s graduation ceremonies. Left-wing students hated what he stood for, but assumed his right to speak. But in 2014, the h...
On the issue of abortion, Justin Trudeau has always been pro-choice. But last week we were informed that he is now “resolutely” pro-choice.   Practically speaking, ...
A four-year old Calgary boy is in hospital today with “some serious lacerations to the upper torso” following an attack by a “dog” as the Calgary Herald had it in their ...
Infertility professionals are divided over the imposition of a “weight cutoff” for those seeking in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Some wonder if denying the treatment to severely obese...
Gay Quebec TV celebrity Joël Legendre is bruiting the news that he and his partner are expectant dads of twin girls, thanks to the generosity of the Quebec government, which funded the men...
The pit bull that mauled 14-month old Ottawa baby Cali Leclair on the weekend, causing severe damage to her face, was put down on Monday. The dog had bitten another baby previously and should h...
MP Maurice Vellacott’s child-custody reform proposal, Bill C-560, is coming up for second reading on May 7. The private member’s bill aims to reduce incentives for family-law litiga...
On Sunday, “Cali,”an Ottawa toddler, was rushed to hospital after being mauled by a dog. The Ottawa Paramedic Service described the wounds as “multiple, severe lacerations to the ...
While perusing my morning newspaper today, I was surprised to learn, from  an article about the findings of a newly published study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, that I am a...
I have no childhood recollection of being escorted by a parent to or from the public school that was a short walk from our Toronto home. I only remember walking with my sister, with other kids,...