Tag Archives: Canada

Mercy, mercy – Canadian-style?

Posted on 2026-09-24 by TPOL Nathan

Fox News, CNN, and others have reported about a “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAID) case in Ontario, brought by Brigitte Kranendonk, a young woman who cared for her grandmother Brigitte Stegemann, in a nursing home until Mrs. Stegemann was killed … Continue reading →

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Canadian military tells chaplains not to talk about religion in public

Posted on 2026-08-18 by TPOL Nathan

From the point of view of a lover of liberty, the entire idea of military chaplaincy has many rather strange facets. Here at TPOL, we tend to think a lot of Bob Heinlein’s idea of chaplaincy as a voluntary extra … Continue reading →

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Oh, Canada – how sad

Posted on 2026-07-01 by TPOL Nathan

Today is Canada Day. Continue reading →

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Canada – the Great Northern Threat?

Posted on 2026-06-22 by TPOL Nathan

Canada’s deterioration is pointed out more with recent Montreal killings, but homicide isn’t the big problem there: other violent (and non-violent) crime is. Continue reading →

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Cowards?

Posted on 2026-06-10 by TPOL Nathan

The Canadian Senate passed the so-called “Combating Hate Act” criminalizing several types of free speech, while a third of them were too cowardly to state their position and did not vote. Continue reading →

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Alberta – shall be free?

Posted on 2026-04-03 by TPOL Nathan

Can Alberta vote to “stay free” and leave Canada? Continue reading →

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Canadian government accelerates religious persecution

Posted on 2026-04-02 by TPOL Nathan

Canadians lose freedom of speech to an even greater extent. Continue reading →

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More tyranny in our northern neighbors

Posted on 2025-12-17 by TPOL Nathan

NOTE: We are referring to our cousins in Canada as “neighbors” and not the singular here at TPOL. Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Their provinces are more autonomous (in practice) than our own familiar States, and as in … Continue reading →

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Trust, political leaders, and learned pessimism

Posted on 2025-04-30 by TPOL Nathan

The Holman Christian Standard Bible translates Pslam 146:3 as “Do not trust in nobles, in man, who cannot save.” Most who are familiar with the Scriptures (both Hebrew: the Tanakh, and the New Testament) know this verse as warning against … Continue reading →

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Is The Donald moving too fast?

Posted on 2025-02-04 by TPOL Nathan

A correspondent expressed this concern on Monday – someone who has strongly supported The Donald even while recognizing that the man is not particularly likeable or very moral. She is concerned that Trump is both doing too many things and … Continue reading →

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