Mike Holmes: Building a First Nations Legacy

by Sandy Crux - 01/09/2010

Good on Mike Holmes!

Rather than simply build sustainable homes in First Nations communities, he is going to show them “how” to do it so that they will obtain the knowledge and skills-sets needed to build their own sustainable homes.

Canadian Medical Association is wrong on MMA ban

by Hugh MacIntyre - 26/08/2010

The Canadian Medical Association has come out against Ontario’s recent move to allow Mixed Martial Arts. They claim that the sport is too dangerous, but they are suffering from a prejudice against the sport based on faulty assumptions. According to the Globe and Mail:

Take our new poll: When it comes to refugee policy, Canada should ...?

by Nate Hendley - 25/08/2010

Refugees are much in the news lately, as Ottawa tries to figure out what to do with a boatload of Tamils on the coast of British Columbia.

With this in mind, here's our new poll question -

When it comes to refugee policy, Canada should:

-accept anyone crossing our border with open arms.

-only accept legitimate refugees, after intense screening.

-accept no one until the economy improves.

-accept no one period, regardless of how good the economy is.

-only accept women, children, the ailing and the elderly.

Our last poll asked, “Should it be a crime to wear face coverings in public, including veils, niqabs and burkas?”

by Nate Hendley - 25/08/2010

Repondents were almost evenly split on this question.

Some 30 percent of respondents said it should be a crime because “covered faces in public are a security nightmare.” Another 13 percent agreed with the concept on the grounds that “France has the right idea. This is a good way to enforce the principles of equality and openess.” And some eight percent based their “yes” vote on the fact that “Muslim countries such as Syria and Turkey do this already.”

Crises, crises everywhere

by Walker Morrow - 21/08/2010

In my last article for the Libertas Post I talked about this story from independent journalist Sean Holman in Public Eye Online: