The Canadian Journal

26/08/2022

The housing crisis in Canada has come to a breaking point. The country finds itself stuck between sky-high inflation and a massive credit bubble. A crippling economic downturn is looming with a real estate crash barreling towards us.

Perceptions of the resilience of Canada's banking system dates back to 2008. But a closer look reveals that things are not as stable as commonly believed.

24/08/2022

Today's stream will start at 6pm EST. We will be discussing the implications of abortion and euthanasian in Canada. Questions are always welcome.

You can find the stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdceJHdvTDo

We discuss the telos of death and decay that pervades modern Canada. Particularly we discuss Canadian abortion and euthanasia and what that mean's for the so...

17/08/2022

The Canadian Journal is live on youtube, discussing Canada’s Place in the 21st Century.

You can find it here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7sXJAmaAy8

Discussing our priors and assumptions regarding modern Canada, Canadian history and Canadian politics. Questions are always welcome.You can find more of our ...

20/07/2022

His legacy stands the test of time, being among Britain's preeminent explorers. It was his name that the City of Vancouver was entitled. Thomas Griffith shares Captain George Vancouver's story, reminding us of a great hero in Canadian history.

Captain George Vancouver lived a life, albeit a short one, full of adventure, service, and achievement. From the Georgia Strait to the Queen Charlotte Islands, and beyond our coast into Alaska, his influence permeates time, if only noticed by a few who care to look.

29/06/2022

29/06/2022

We are assembling a series of essays, stories, and poetry that convey why Canada is something worth loving. Our theme is 'love letters to Canada'.

The deadline to submit contributions is July 31st. Please send your submissions to: [email protected]

23/05/2022

The conclusion to Fawcett's four part reflection on the Canadian Constitution. The full version with associated footnotes has been attached to the bottom.

Fawcett brings his series to a close, discussing the history of the Canadian Constitution, and contrasting it with the 1982 additions before providing his closing thoughts.

16/02/2022

A comparison of Trudeau's use of the Emergencies Act with historical precedent.

Justin Trudeau is using the Emergencies Act to crack down on the Ottawa protestors. Is this the decision of a ruler who feels in charge?

04/02/2022

A first-hand account of a distinctly Canadian protest.

Canadians from across the country have converged on the national capital for an extended protest. What does this event look like up close?

01/12/2021

Over a century later, can we still say that the torch of our fathers is held high? Ryan Bianco reflects on remembrance day and how our politicians treat the past.

Is modern Canada the home our veterans fought for?

30/11/2021

In this insallment, Brett G. Fawcett explores the concept of a constitution and how it has been implemented at various times.

21/10/2021

Brett Fawcett argues that the Charter should be interpreted on the basis of natural law. In other words, if a statute does not conform to reason--that is, to the natural law--it is, by definition, not a law.

Editor's Note: The series this article is part of was originally submitted as one academic paper. Due to its length we divided it up into several parts which will be posted in installments. Additionally we have not included the original footnotes . We will include the whole original piece with footn...

25/09/2021

If man does not worship God then he will fashion idols to worship. Donoso demonstrates that the idolatry of the modern liberal elite is the worship of progressivism, which has replaced Christianity in the temple of society.

Western democracies fancy themselves as having moved beyond the need for primitive religion. But man is a spiritual creature and has found replacements for the Old Faith in the form of progressivism and capitalism.

29/08/2021

Ryan Bianco makes a sobering assessment of Canada. Where are we to find meaning in the wreckage of a once-great nation?

It is necessary to take a serious look at the state of the Canadian nation, and her relationship with the post national state that governs her.

09/07/2021

John Bernard shares the story of English shepherd James Rebanks, with the aim of showing that a traditional life is one rooted in history and place, rather than being only a simulacrum of mid-century advertising pieces.

Many on the right pine for what they regard to be traditional living. But what does this term mean in reality?

30/06/2021

C J Donoso examines the origins of concepts like "civic nationalism" and "patriotism", and shows that the connection to ancestry and history is essential to any kind of nationalism or related ideology.

Civic nationalism and patriotism are often described as being distinct from ancestral nationalism, but all of these concepts come from the same roots.

16/06/2021

John Bernard describes the thought of early 20th-century socialist philosopher Georges Sorel, who argued that the only appropriate means of achieving revolution is through political violence.

How can revolution be achieved if your political representatives keep getting co-opted by the establishment? Georges Sorel believed the answer was violence.

11/06/2021

Sebastian Voermann takes a look at the foreign policy decisions of John Diefenbaker and shows how they were pivotal in shaping the identity of a postwar Canada that found herself in the shadow of a growing superpower.

John Diefenbaker's time in office presided over a transitory period in Canadian identity, as the country struggled between two great powers.

02/06/2021

John Hare explains the differences between the liberal and conservative conceptions of history. The past is not chaff that must be discarded. Rather, it is the firmament in which our reality is deeply rooted.

Liberals think that history is a straight line of continuous progress. Conservatives know that the past is not to be discarded, as it forms the basis for our existence.

27/05/2021

The decline of globalism is on display around the world. But the breakdown of states will not stop at the national level. If Canada wishes to remain intact in the new world order, she will have to adopt a new approach to her internal balance of power.

Mark Hecht suggests that globalization is contingent on technology and social cohesion, a balance that is upended by decline, chaos, and authoritarianism. People's needs become local as greater political structures subside—God is high above and the Tsar is far away.

26/05/2021

The disparity between the Conservative tradition and the modern politics of conservatives can hardly be understated. An examination of terms is overdue.

Time seems to be going by faster than ever before. The pre-pandemic world feels like a lifetime ago, and the hectic chaos of 2016 is an increasingly distant memory. Technology has shrunk distance and a month spans an eon, leaving each of us lost in the morass of the everyday

25/05/2021

After the Roman Empire diluted its religious traditions via centuries of importing foreign cultures, it took the revolution of Christianity to revitalize it and ground it for centuries to come.

By the time Christianity arrived in Rome, traditional Roman religion and morality was collapsing. Christianity was the only answer for a Roman Empire rotting from the inside out.

23/05/2021

The right action at the right time can yield significant success in the long term, even if immediate goals are not met. See how the men who organized the Winnipeg General Strike impacted the history of our country:

In 1919, workers across Winnipeg walked out on the job. Their decision produced consequences that are felt to this day.

21/04/2021

Blue Toryism has dominated Canadian conservatism for decades, but has ceased to be effective in forming a winning coalition. It is time for the restoration of a much older Tory tradition—one that appeals to the nation, the worker, and to the common good.

The Red Tory nationalist-traditionalist movement must be entirely committed to five basic tenets to restore faltering Canadian conservatism. They are: Christianity, Canadian heritage, social paternalism, agrarian localism and anti-Americanism.

14/04/2021

For many young people nowadays access to the housing market is so out of reach that instead, they must hope for an economic crash in order for housing to become affordable.
https://thecanadianjournal.com/banking-on-a-crash/

Young Canadian adults entering the housing market find that they have been dealt a losing hand. This leaves many of them wishing that the game would come to an end rather than try to win in the current scenario.

31/03/2021

https://thecanadianjournal.com/nihilism-vitalism-and-christ/

In order to escape the nihilism inherent in the modern world many have turned to vitalism. While vitalism has commendable aspects, without being grounded in Christianity it cannot ultimately transcend nihilism.

30/03/2021

Donoso and Ryan discuss the media's recent criticisms of Erin O'Toole before delving into the modern Vitalist movement stemming from Bronze Age Mindset, and the subsequent Christian response.

30/03/2021

Ryan and Donoso answer questions from the audience before interviewing William regarding his recent article concerning the limits of tolerance.

https://thecanadianjournal.com/episode-13-the-limits-of-tolerance/

Ryan and Donoso answer questions from the audience before interviewing William regarding his recent article concerning the limits of tolerance.

09/03/2021

Many people attack both left and right-wing identity politics. But there is a difference between right and left-wing views of identity. Contrary to popular belief, left-wing identity politics are part of the classical liberal philosophical tradition

https://thecanadianjournal.com/identity-politics-and-nominalism/

A genuinely conservative response to identity politics must trace them back to their roots in nominalism, a concept that originated before the Enlightment.