politics
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PoliticsPerhaps you should run
Every four years, for a brief season, nomination papers open and the question becomes concrete: who will step forward to govern our towns and cities?…
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NewsLiberal party support highest among boomers
More than any other age group, boomers overwhelmingly support the Liberal Party. A July 2026 poll conducted by Abacus Data asked 4,200 Canadian adults which…
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PoliticsShould Alberta Separate? Why one Christian decided to vote no
“Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it’s doing in the…
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AssortedRuin and restoration and our part
When the world falls into spiritual darkness and all you see around you is chaos and misery, what then? Isaiah, in chapter 24, spoke of…
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PoliticsAlberta separatism: is it wrong to go?
I have deep roots in Alberta, having lived there for the first 30+ years of my life. I was also heavily involved in politics through…
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DramaMr. Smith Goes to Washington
Comedy / Drama 1939 / 130 min Rating: 9/10 Imagine if a director made a movie lauding Martin Luther’s Reformation, and then had the chutzpah…
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PoliticsWhy I’m grateful for the notwithstanding clause
Legislatures make laws, the executive enforces them, judges interpret and apply them in specific cases. Three branches, checks and balances – that’s Civics 101. As…
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EconomicsFriedrich Hayek (1899-1992) showed us that free enterprise is necessary for freedom
One of the greatest social theorists of the twentieth century was a libertarian – some would say conservative – economist named Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992). Hayek…
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Politics5 ways God’s providence should impact how we approach politics
This is an edited version of a devotional given at an ARPA Canada “God and Government Conference,” May 4, 2019, in Aldergrove, BC. ***** God…
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PoliticsCanada’s law was based on God’s Word
Canada’s law was largely based on God’s law. That’s a claim many would dispute – they don’t want to give God credit for the freedoms,…
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PoliticsIntroducing ARPA Academy
RP’s Nov/Dec 2024 issue – the “Get Educated, Not Schooled” edition – described all sorts of opportunities for young people to consider for after they’d…
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Pro-life – AbortionJudges vs. justice: a history of abortion in Canadian courts
In 1988 Canada’s Supreme Court’s gave their Morgentaler decision which struck down all restrictions on abortion in the country. Shortly afterwards the Supreme Court again…
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PoliticsWhat if everything was about God?
It struck me, just recently, that I’ve been regularly promising to praise God’s Name “among the nations.” This pledge, to talk about God outside of…
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NewsCan you track all the ways you’re taxed?
Each year the Fraser Institute observes a “Tax Freedom Day” – this year it happened on June 8 – that tracks Canadians’ total tax burden…
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NewsMP says: No MAiD for the mentally ill
MP Tamara Jansen has introduced a new bill that would repeal the expansion of euthanasia to those with mental illness. Four years into the conversation…
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PoliticsMan Up: ARPA leaderboards and the call to courageous action
We live in a time of deep confusion about truth, morality, identity, and even the basic purpose of life. Many young people today are unanchored,…
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NewsWhat if we said what we mean? – political party edition
Another election campaign has come and gone, and one of the bigger disappointments might simply be, did anyone defend anything that really mattered? The Conservatives…
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PoliticsWho is Mark Carney?
After winning the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, and then leading his party to victory in April’s federal election, Mark Carney has become…
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EconomicsLet’s not be the squeaky wheel
Fewer people are using VIA Rail, more trains are behind schedule, and the Crown corporation continues to bleed money by the millions: that’s what Canada’s…
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NewsCanadian economy stank it up under Trudeau
With the Justin Trudeau era (almost) over, it’s time to assess his record. In a January 9 article posted to The Hub, Lakehead University’s Professor…
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NewsTrudeau resigned and Parliament prorogued – now what?
“I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister… This country deserves a real choice in the next election and it has become clear…
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NewsCharitable status of churches and religious charities threatened
While the country’s attention was focused on the conflict within the Liberal Party and the threat of new tariffs from south of the border, the…
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PoliticsTop 10 political wins in recent years
Reformed Christians spend a lot of time discussing and resisting bad policy developments. We have much to lament when it comes to public policy in…
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PoliticsA nation needs a conscience too… but does Canada have one?
When we hear the word “conscience,” we typically think of it in relation to an individual’s sense of ethics – the little voice in the…
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PoliticsWhat is going on with Canada’s conservative leaders?
When the leaves rustle and the winds blow in the valley that I call home, there is a good possibility that a new weather system…
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PoliticsA place for Christians on Parliament Hill: inside Parliament Hill Christian Fellowship
While some of the 338 Members of Parliament are Christian, there are many more Christians working on Parliament Hill as office staff, or “staffers.” Way…
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NewsWhat does Pierre Poilievre think about the unborn?
In a Dec. 11 profile published by le journal de québec, the wife of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre talked about the couple’s attitude toward the…
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PoliticsRPTV: MP Arnold Viersen on the legal fight against pornography
OVERVIEW 1:05 – Beginnings with local ARPA chapter 3;30 – Why don’t you do it, Arnold? 4:09 – Why learning French isn’t always a bad…
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PoliticsThere is no neutrality so will the State be secular or Christian?
When thinking about political issues, it is important to understand that every society is based on some sort of worldview or philosophy. There is no…
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NewsCanada replaces the cross with a snowflake
On the same day that the world’s attention was fixed on the coronation of Charles III, Canada’s federal government took the opportunity to show off…
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PoliticsAl Siebring: councillor & Christian
What does a Christian perspective look like when it comes to the relationship between faith, taxation, and the role of government? It’s a big question,…
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PoliticsThe Rhinoceros Party: politics has always been absurd, but 30 years ago, even more so
Politics may seem especially absurd these days, but it didn’t start here. In Canada, the wackiness goes back at least a few decades, to the…
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Being the Church“good” vs. good
Why should Christians participate in political action in the first place? That’s an important question to answer, since Christian involvement in politics is largely misunderstood…
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PoliticsArrogance: a necessary element of the liberal worldview
In his book Makers and Takers (2008), Peter Schweizer not only sings the praises of conservatives, he exposes the arrogance of liberals. One example is particularly telling…
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Book excerptsThe bad king that prompted the Great Charter
How Robin Hood’s nemesis Prince John was the impetus behind the Magna Carta In this excerpt from “A Christian Citizenship Guide” by André Schutten and…
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Adult non-fictionThe Political Consequences of Unbelief: a review of Groen van Prinsterer’s “Unbelief and Revolution”
Unbelief and Revolution by Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer translated by Harry Van Dyke 1847/2018 / 280 pages As explained in the Encyclopedia Britannica, “Revolution, in…
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NewsPro-life Leslyn Lewis comes third in Conservative leadership race
On September 10, Canada’s Conservative Party announced that their new leader would be Pierre Poilievre, taking 71% of the votes cast on the first ballot….
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PoliticsWhy the Right always drifts Left
“O’Sullivan’s First Law” states: “All organizations that are not actually right-wing will, over time, become left-wing.” Coined by journalist John O’Sullivan back in 1989, it…
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PoliticsPolitical tactics 101: reframing the aggressor
The concept of self-defense is easy to understand and its validity is recognized by most people, whether Christian or not. If somebody is attacked, it…
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AssortedAllies vs. cobelligerents: don’t mix them up!
Sometimes we find the most unlikely sorts fighting alongside us. Maybe it’s atheists and Roman Catholics standing with us against abortion, or feminists joining hands with…
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NewsConversion therapy and silence in Canada
Many concerned readers will remember the federal government of Canada’s effort to ban conversion therapy throughout 2021. The Liberals began their efforts in the spring,…
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NewsBill C-4: the Conservatives did this to Canada
On November 29 the Liberals introduced a bill to ban “Conversion Therapy” that they’d twice before failed to pass. But what the Liberals couldn’t do,…
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Culture ClashesA beginner’s guide to contending
For decades there has been talk of a “culture war” in North America. This is the ongoing battle we’re having over which beliefs our society…
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PoliticsWhat is “political success”?
Stephen Harper’s mistaken understanding changed him from a principled conservative to a power-focused politician **** People get involved in politics because they’re concerned about the…
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PoliticsCompulsory voting is only for show
In Australia if you don’t vote, it could cost you. Voting is compulsory, and citizens who don’t can be fined anywhere from $20 to $300….
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PoliticsEven the world should agree…Christians activism is good for democracy
Many among the Left, and even some on the right would like Christians to just stay out of politics. These are the sort who will…
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EconomicsWhat is “Equal Pay for work of Equal Value”?
Canada’s Liberal government has announced plans to bring in “equal pay for work of equal value” legislation by 2018. It would apply to almost 900,000…
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Adult biographiesTrue Right: Genuine Conservative Leaders of Western Canada
by Michael Wagner 128 pages / 2016 Feeling like you’re the last true conservative left in Justin Trudeau’s Canada? Then you need to read Michael…
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PoliticsFirst and Second Things: Power is a wonderful servant but a terrible master
**** Sometimes there seems reason to hope. In Ontario, the Progressive Conservative’s new leader Patrick Brown had a history of pro-life politics, and he once…
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PoliticsElectoral Reform: paper and pen beat bits and bytes
As we progress ever farther into the digital age there is going to be an increased push to have voting go from paper to digital,…
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PoliticsShould one issue determine who we vote for?
Someone asked me why abortion should be the only issue that determines how we vote. It seemed silly to them that in an election when…
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People we should knowA Rare Principled Politician: Ron Paul
The practice of politics notoriously requires compromise. Every politician must bend at some point in order to be electable. Many politicians are very malleable and…
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NewsPatrick Brown isn’t pro-life and wishing won’t make it so
Two days after Patrick Brown was elected leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party, an article on Canada’s biggest pro-life news site declared: “Brown’s landslide win…bodes…
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EconomicsIf strikes are bad can unions be good?
I grew up hearing horror stories about unions but little else. Unions were bad because union members threw bottles and sticks at their opposition. Later…