It always starts small. Corruption, that is. Someone takes a pen or a notepad from work. “I’m entitled to it,” they tell themselves. Next time, it’s something bigger. A stapler. A tool. “I’m entitled to it,” again. Then, later, maybe something even bigger - a laptop, say. “It’s an old model. They won’t miss it,” they say to themselves. And on and on it goes. Before you know it, they’re expensing fancy meals with family members and sole-sourcing contracts to cronies. Corruptio

Everyone else is doing it, so what the Hell.

Damn. With much (much, much) regret, I have concluded I can't go to Kenya. I'm not the least bit worried about catching something (I never get sick, with anything). My worry is getting there and then the Canadian government imposing travel restrictions. Which seems likelier in light of the above. A three-week quarantine would be a bit of a disaster. During that three-week quarantine period, I've got screenings and speaking engagements in Australia, Vancouver, Calgary, Montrea

A child's bedroom in kibbutz Be'eri. October 7, 2023: what happened on this day, three years ago? A commission of the British House of Lords conducted a year-long investigation into the events of October 7. It was led by the historian and life peer, Andrew Roberts, who is an Anglican. Here is how they started their 311-page report: “The Hamas-led attack on Southern Israel on 7 October 2023 was one of the largest terror attacks in history, resulting in 1,182 fatalities and ove

Woke up to this news bulletin: "Kenya has recorded its first case of Ebola after the virus was diagnosed in a man who had arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government announced on Tuesday. Congo has suffered a severe outbreak of Ebola, the second-largest on record, after cases began spreading, as early as January. More than 4,000 people have died of Ebola in the country since May, according to official figures. The case in Kenya, found in a man who died on Mo

This week, it was the biggest story in the world. A Flydubai passenger jet was hijacked on its way to Israel early on Wednesday morning. One of the pilots had attacked the other pilot with a knife - and was trying to crash the plane. More than 170 people were aboard. The Boeing 737 plunged toward Earth - dropping more than 14,000 feet in less than 30 seconds. People started screaming and praying. Luggage flew out of bins. And, at the rear of the plane, parts of the rudder bro

It ain't working in B.C. or Quebec!

Warren Kinsella (right) speaks to an audience member holding a copy of The Hidden Hand, the recently published book by the political consultant, lawyer and columnist. Kinsella spoke about Hamas's disinformation campaign to an audience of 150 gathered on the Queen's campus in Kingston on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (Photo by GARE JOYCE/KINGSTON WHIG-STANDARD) By Gare Joyce As political events and book tours go, Warren Kinsella’s appearance on Queen’s University’s campus generated