Why You Should Be Conservative: Sir Roger Scruton
Renowned British philosopher Sir Roger Scruton joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the collapse of Western civilization, cultural confidence, and why traditionalism and conservatism are essential.
CBC says “non-binary” teacher in Saskatchewan a “role model” for children
By Jonathon Van Maren If you’ve ever wondered just how fast gender ideology is moving into our educational institutions we send our children to—and how far the gender ideologues have penetrated into the public school system—look no further than this glowing article from the CBC yesterday on a “non-binary” substitute teacher in Saskatchewan, who is…
Victory: Walmart pulls Cosmopolitan Magazine from checkout aisle after campaign
By Jonathon Van Maren Some of you might remember that I attended a conference in Houston last year put on by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE), where thousands gathered to hear lectures on the poisonous impact pornography was having on our culture and get equipped to push back. NCOSE has been on the…
Trudeau Liberals reject final overtures from Catholic, Jewish, Muslim and evangelical leaders on CSJ “abortion attestation”
By Jonathon Van Maren Despite the fact that many Liberal Members of Parliament desperately want their government to back off the abortion attestation they inserted into the Canada Summer Jobs Program, it seems that Employment Minister Patti Hadju is refusing to back down. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops posted a statement yesterday indicating that…
Faith groups are finally realizing how much the Left hates them
By Jonathon Van Maren Just as faith groups of every stripe here in Canada are beginning to realize that the Trudeau Liberals—and the Left in general—are overtly hostile to many of their values after the government demanded that organizations sign an “attestation” agreeing to a laundry list of progressive ideologies in order to access the…
Justin Trudeau has handed the pro-life movement an unprecedented opportunity
By Jonathon Van Maren Earlier this month, Konrad Yakabuski over at the Globe and Mail shared some interesting insights on the cultural social conservatism of many new Canadians—an often-overlooked fact that explains quite a bit about recent political trends in this country: Canada has accepted about five million new immigrants in the past 25 years…
Trudeau’s contempt for ordinary Canadians is starting to hurt him
By Jonathon Van Maren The Liberals are scrambling to regain control of the narrative and present themselves as champions of the middle-class, and it is not working very well. This should be no surprise—Trudeau himself is a second-generation trust fund beneficiary, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau is so rich he forgets about little villas that…
What they’re saying about the West in Russia right now
By Jonathon Van Maren I’ve now been in Russia since the beginning of last week, and will be flying home today. I’ve been doing research and conducting interviews here, and am looking forward to turning my pages and pages of notes into columns and essays to share some of what I’ve learned about the new…
Caretakers of those with dementia prepare for the trauma of elderly trans people when they find their bodies altered
By Jonathon Van Maren This story, released on March 12 by the BBC, illustrates some of the social costs of transgender ideology and is truly, truly heartbreaking: New guidance for staff caring for transgender people with dementia has been drawn up to ensure patients get dignified and compassionate health care in north Wales. It includes…
Will the Canada Summer Jobs “abortion attestation” be a factor in Trudeau’s political demise?
By Jonathon Van Maren The Canada Summer Jobs controversy just won’t go away, and those who championed the “abortion attestation” are getting noticeably frustrated that Canadians simply won’t understand that the Liberals understand what “in good conscience” means far better than the ignorant religious Canadians protesting what many consider to be compelled speech. Abortion activists…