With democracy and the rule of law seriously threatened in the United States, Canada must consider the potential of a changed North American environment. There is ,of course, a chance that the U.S. justice department will spring into action and that Donald Trump and his whole gang, including prominent Republican lawmakers, fake electors, TV personalities,…
A mass shooting in Uvalde Texas, some 2009 miles from Ottawa Canada, seems to have spurred Canada’s Prime Minister to action. Apparently, a gun related tragedy in the wild west of Texas means, to the Prime Minister, that there is an urgent need for action in Canada. Was this a rational act, based on a…
China is making a strong effort to develop influence in the Pacific islands. Many Pacific-island countries want more done to address local needs—especially climate action, but are wary of being sucked into a global geopolitical contest. As China Knows, strategically these island nations can have real power. While these island nations are, each has one…
Churchill Manitoba – Gateway to Canada’s Future All but ignored by Canada’s federal governments for decades. Churchill is a key to Canada’s future. The government did recently help repair the lone railway line to Churchill. But only after the old rail line was washed out cutting Churchill off from civilization for years. And yes in…
American are fond of saying that their country is the best because of ‘AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM” In this post we will investigate just how exceptional the U.S.A. is. There are of course the obvious. The United States has the largest economy in the world as well as the largest military in the world Economy The U.S….
I really enjoyed watching the last season of Netflix’ Ozark. I’m one of those people who pay close attention when I’m watching TV shows. My wife gets mad at me when I point out some error or other. Near the end of the Ozark season, one scene did confuse me somewhat and caused me to…
During the remainder of the 21st Century, Canada must address f0ur major issues: Military Security, Social Security, Population Growth and Immigration, Independence, and Trade Diversity. Failure to address any one of these issues will result in a Canada void of one or more of her current world advantages. The worst case could mean loss of…
Can a mid 20th century idea help fulfil an early 21st century objective? The Mid-Canada Corridor is a strategic plan created by Canadian veteran and land-use planner Richard Rohmer, proposing massive development of Canadian land away from where most of the Canadian population is currently distributed. Intent for the plan was to develop Canada’s access for extractive mineral…
Canada Needs A Leader The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride,” – President Zelensky of Ukraine to U.S. representatives, according to the U.S. embassy. Such words were never spoken by Canada’s Prime Minister. It took only a handful of semi-trailer truck drivers for him to get out of town, hiding in an…
We at ‘Notes from The North’ came across two articles on the BBC website, “Is North America’s Arctic vulnerable to Russia‘ and ‘ Trudeau strikes deal to stay in power until 2025’. The connection between these two stories is that until 2025 nothing of value is going to take place in Canada’s north. At least…