Minority Rule

The Promise of a Canadian Superpower

In a scant ten years, America’s global influence has diminished significantly. The world has seen the emergence of a new global economy, a new global spirit, and new global powers. Gone are the days when the nations of the world, including even the U.S. itself, accepted the dominance of the United States. Instead, the world of this century is anticipating and expecting new leading powers to emerge.

Canada’s Legal Claims to the Arctic

A dispute is brewing at the top of the world. At issue is: (1) control over the vast reserves of oil and natural gas in the Arctic region; and (2) control over what will soon be the ice-free shipping lanes of the Northwest Passage.

Go North Young Man and Grow Up With the World

Nearly every Canadian is familiar with the statistic that 90% of Canada’s population lives within a narrow, 100 mile wide strip adjacent to the Canada/U.S. Border. The numbers are more or less correct and it has been so since the day Canada was founded. There has been much debate, also since the day Canada was founded, over how much Canada’s identity and culture has been shaped, and even maligned, by this fact.