Tallman: Loving our ‘enemies’ is cure for our divisions

The political divisiveness we are in has religious roots. To get out of any mess, political or religious, you first have to understand how you got into it. Communism was originally a movement to alleviate poverty. In the 18th and 19th centuries, aristocrats in many countries lived in utter luxury while the masses barely eked […]

Pearson: Polarized Canada needs to find common ground

Perhaps we just can’t do it anymore. Canadians have spent the last 155 years disagreeing about everything. What else can we expect from a country of 10 provinces, three territories, more than 200 languages, 15 religions (more if you count indigenous spirituality, which we should), and an endless array of political opinions? Author Northrop Frye […]