The scientific community is shocked and outraged this week over the announcement that a Chinese doctor has gene edited two children to make them more resistant to HIV. Much of the scientific community believes that we are still decades away from being able to safely and accurately edit the genetics of embryos, that there are…
The Case for Canada joining the European Union
We live in dangerous, disruptive times. At some point, if we are going to move forward, Canada is going to have to chart a new course. We will need a new “New Deal” for individuals, and we will need a foreign policy course that reduces our dependence on the United States, without leaving us vulnerable…
The USMCA isn’t a threat to Canadian sovereignty
There has been a great deal of hand-wringing the last few days about Clause 32 of the US – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA). Some see it as a threat to Canadian sovereignty but it isn’t, not really. It has more to do with US sovereignty and the paranoia of an out of control US…
What the Future Holds Part III: Everything shifts East and South
Back to Part 1 or Part 2 The third major shift that is coming in the next several decades is the rise of the rest of the world. For all of our recorded history, the West has dominated the world. Greece and Rome, the Norse and the Celts, the colonial powers, the British Empire, the…