Citizens Centre Report Magazine articles

Recent articles from Citizens Centre Report Magazine

Letter from the publisher: In Canada, the courts overrule the people. In Switzerland, the people govern the courts.
June 1, 2003... By: Link Byfield In the blizzard of media stories about the homosexual-marriage question these past two months, one very important point has been overlooked. The focus has been this: should Parliament grant gays the right to marry before the Supreme Court of Canada inserts such a right...

Up Front.
June 1, 2003... By: Colby Cosh Turmoil behind the touchpad Like an angry parent who has had quite enough nonsense, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commmission (CRTC) has put its foot down in the ongoing squabble between the two species of local phone service providers. In 1997...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2003... Segregation causes division Re: "Ottawa funds more bilingualism," (Democracy, April 14). New Brunswick, the only bilingual province in Canada, has descended into racism by buying 21 new buses (probably made by Bombardier) to protect its French-speaking children from being polluted by...

Opening Shots: The courts' contempt for fundamental rights is reflected in a teacher's free-speech case.
June 1, 2003... By: Terry O'Neill Most Canadians point proudly to the fact they live in a country where human rights and civil liberties are held in high esteem and are vigorously defended. They cite the country's democratic traditions, its human-rights laws and especially the Charter of Rights and...

WHERE THERE'S: A WILL... Materialistic baby boomers have a dangerous tendency to fight over inheritances unless parents make their wishes very clear.
June 1, 2003... BY MYRIAM L'ABBEE Visitors to Les Kotzer's website, www.familyfight.com, are invited to leave cautionary testimonies of their own experiences to enlighten others. Here are a few excerpts: I am the youngest of four kids who really don't care for each other. My father owned his own...