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Joseph Quesnel
Joseph Quesnel is a senior fellow with the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and a fellow with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy.
Defending Your Home Shouldn’t Turn You Into a Criminal
The law should protect Canadians who defend their families, not leave them facing prosecution.
Viewpoints
November 6, 2026
Remembrance Day Without Prayer Undermines Canada’s Religious Pluralism
Commentary For more than a century, Canadians gathered every Remembrance Day to honour our veterans with wreath-laying, reverent ...
Viewpoints
October 31, 2026
Why Ottawa Must Draw the Line on Constitutional Shortcuts
Commentary In light of Albertans voting for five of 10 resolutions in their recent referendum and the incoming ...
Viewpoints
October 28, 2026
Economic Reconciliation Cannot Happen in the Shadow of an Underground Economy
When archaic property laws block the path to prosperity, communities gravitate toward the informal economy.
Viewpoints
October 16, 2026
Moral Lines in an Age of Outrage: Relearning the Virtue of Restraint
Exposure to good‑faith disagreement builds resilience and reduces the temptation to demonize those who think differently.
Viewpoints
October 2, 2026
Promise vs. Reality: Has BC’s UNDRIP Experiment Delivered?
Commentary After nearly seven years, it is time to compare the promise of UNDRIP to its track record. ...
Viewpoints
September 26, 2026
Being Better Than Someone Worse Doesn’t Make You Good
We can always find someone who behaves worse than we do. That doesn’t make our own conduct moral.
Viewpoints
August 29, 2026
Birth Tourism Exploits Canada’s Generous Birthright Citizenship Laws
Commentary A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship—that is, that anyone born in the United States ...
Viewpoints
July 28, 2026
Canada Won’t Fix MAID Until It Restores the Value of Human Life
Blocking MAID for mental illness is the right decision, but it won’t last unless Canada rebuilds a culture ...
Viewpoints
July 4, 2026
First Nations Community Members Deserve Financial Transparency From Their Leaders
Commentary New data confirm what policy observers predicted—removing enforcement teeth from First Nations financial transparency requirements has caused ...
Viewpoints
June 23, 2026
Two-Tier Justice Is Breaking Our Country
A society’s moral foundation cracks the moment the justice system plays favourites.
Viewpoints
June 13, 2026
Supreme Court Ruling Extending Police Powers Onto Private Property Erodes Rights
Dissenting justices warn ruling weakens privacy rights and erodes Charter protections.
Viewpoints
April 28, 2026
You Don’t Know It, but You’re on the Hook for What’s Buried on Your Land
In Canada, if any part of your property is identified as an archaeological site, you could end up ...
Viewpoints
April 2, 2026
Canada’s Broken Labour Relations Model Is Costing Us Billions
Strikes and lockouts are not inevitable. Canada must adopt a collaborative labour model or keep risking economic ruin.
Viewpoints
April 4, 2025
The Call to Abandon ESG Is a Plea for Indigenous Prosperity
Commentary If the activists behind ESG cared, they would not stand in the way of First Nation and ...
Viewpoints
May 8, 2024
Canada’s Illegal Tobacco Trade a Global Boon for Organized Crime and Terrorism
RCMP identifies 175 criminal organizations involved in Canada's illicit tobacco trade
Viewpoints
March 21, 2024
The Biden Administration’s Disconcerting Bias Against Canadian Oil
Commentary As we dissect the Biden administration’s approach to pipeline projects, a perplexing pattern emerges: Are these strategies ...
Viewpoints
August 16, 2023
Strengthening Property Rights Part of the Answer to Canada’s Housing Crunch
Commentary Housing is a big issue for Canadians. Even though house prices fell slightly after the pandemic, it’s ...
Viewpoints
August 1, 2023
Programs Not Delivering Results That Benefit Indigenous People, Despite Massive Government Spending
Commentary Politicians have a trick of responding to questions on how they are addressing a public policy challenge ...
Viewpoints
May 26, 2023
Killing Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Would Devastate Indigenous Communities
Commentary Ottawa needs to finally declare through legislation that the Trans Mountain Expansion Project is to the national ...
Viewpoints
August 9, 2022
Teck Oilsands Project Cancellation Not a Happy Outcome for Indigenous Communities
Commentary The decision by Teck Resources to withdraw its application for the Frontier oilsands mining project could mean ...
Canada
February 25, 2020
Pipeline Politics: Is Anyone Standing Up for the Federal Government?
It is constructive that some of the federal party candidates out campaigning are addressing Canada’s pipeline capacity problem. ...
Viewpoints
October 11, 2019
Time Is Ripe for Indigenous Ownership of Trans Mountain Pipeline
Ten years ago, the idea that First Nations and Métis people might own a major pipeline project would ...
Viewpoints
June 25, 2019
Aboriginals Face Barriers to Entering Skilled Trades
While traditionally governments have bolstered their workforce through immigration, it would be wise for them to engage with ...
Opinion
February 5, 2014
It Is Time for the AFN to Embrace Democracy
Something is clearly amiss in the First Nations world. Native chiefs from across Canada are converging on Whitehorse, ...
Opinion
July 17, 2013
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DOJ Announces 354 Arrests in Global Dark Web Drug Crackdown
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Jacki Thrapp
Why Most Americans Couldn’t Last 72 Hours in an Emergency
2hr
By
Russ Jones
Beijing Uses Monitoring Hubs in US to Police Chinese Diaspora, Report Says
2hr
By
Frank Fang
US Returns $12 Billion Collected From Venezuela’s Oil Sales This Year
7hr
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Jill McLaughlin
Senate Banking Chair Asks Ex-Nvidia CEO Huang, Commerce Chief Lutnick to Testify
7hr
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Kimberly Hayek
Van Hollen Challenges Schumer for Senate Majority Leader
9hr
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Day in Photos: Brooklyn Building Collapse, Heavy Rainfall in France, and Meteorite Exhibition
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Blanche Says DOJ Has Not Confirmed If Ex-Nvidia CEO’s Affair Partner Was a Spy
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