Michael Zwaagstra
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COLUMN: Think Again - Ending time change a welcome move (opens the original)
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There’s an old saying that even a stopped clock is right twice a day. It’s a good way to describe Premier Wab Kinew’s recent announcement that his government is ending seasonal time changes in Manitoba. From this point on, Manitoba will remain on Central Daylight Time all year long. Let’s give credit where it is due. The premier got it right when he announced that Manitobans will no longer turn their clocks back an hour this November. In fact, it should have been an easy decision. Opinion polls
COLUMN: Think Again - Stronger self-defence protections are needed (opens the original)
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A 66-year-old man in the RM of Dufferin was recently charged with careless use of a firearm, using a firearm in the commission of an offence, and discharging a firearm in a reckless manner. These sound like serious charges. Obviously, we don’t want people recklessly firing guns. But the circumstances behind these charges give us some important context and should change how we look at this case. In fact, this man was responding to four individuals who unlawfully entered his property and stole som
COLUMN: Think Again - Trees don’t have human rights (opens the original)
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More than a century ago, Joyce Kilmer wrote his famous poem, Trees. “I think that I shall never see,” Kilmer began, “a poem lovely as a tree.” Kilmer’s poem reflects on the beauty and majesty of trees and even ascribes human-like characteristics to them. For example, a tree “looks at God all day,” and “lifts her leafy arms to pray.” Anyone who reads this poem will quickly see that Kilmer was greatly impressed by the beauty and majesty of trees. And yet, I suspect that even Kilmer would be flabbe
COLUMN: Think Again - The enduring relevance of C.S. Lewis (opens the original)
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Suppose you were searching for insight into some of life’s deepest challenges today. Where would you look? Chances are you might be skeptical if I recommended an author who died more than 60 years ago, married someone only as a favour so she could stay inside the country, and spent most of his career as an ivory tower university professor. And yet, C. S. Lewis continues to impact lives today. Through his Chronicles of Narnia series, Lewis retold the Christian story in such a way that it appeals
COLUMN: Think Again - Removing God from public prayers is silly (opens the original)
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“Whereas Canada is founded on principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.” As we see in the opening line of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the founders of our country felt it was appropriate to recognize the supremacy of God. It wasn’t just our original founders who felt this way. The Charter was only added to our Constitution in 1982, which means those who drafted this addition to the Constitution less than 50 years ago still thought it appropriate to menti
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