Don't forget that many of the settlers in what's now Canada who weren't French were British Loyalists who fled the Thirteen Colonies because of the Revolution. Those Loyalists became the first English/Anglophone Canadians. Having already decided they didn't want to be Americans, they weren't any more interested in doing so…

Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party passed the Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act last December despite a storm of protests from critics. Some of those critics called on the federal Liberal government to disallow the act using the Constitution’s ‘disallowance’ power, which permits the federal government to…

Alberta’s next provincial election is set for May 2023, about six months from now. Recent polls have indicated that it’s anybody’s race…

There’s been renewed talk about the role the monarchy plays in Canada with the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Some people have…

Poilievre is doing a much better job of balancing all these challenges than his predecessors, particularly in sounding right-wing and keeping that part of the base happy while also avoiding the social issues that turn off other Canadians. …

When I came of age in the early 2000s, Canadian patriotism was everywhere. Molson’s “I Am Canadian” commercial struck a chord with…

I identify with my settler Canadian culture and ancestry, and I deeply love it, but it's partly because of that love that I've tried to support Indigenous rights and restitution and educate other non-Native Canadians about the parts of our history we either don't know or prefer to ignore. The…

A lot of people are dismayed at how much support Pierre Poilievre is attracting in the federal Conservative leadership race, just as they were by the support Donald Trump had and still has among many Republicans. Many observers say the support they get comes from racism, citing the alt-right organizations…

You're not a bad Canadian, you're a funny one. I've never heard anybody say "aboot", and while Canada Geese look cool they can be really vicious. I don't go to Tim Hortons, but that's only because I don't drink coffee in the first place. The cheese curds in poutine remind me of chewed gum and gross me out. And while I can switch between French and English like I was changing my underpants, I realize how unfortunately rare that makes me in most of Canada.