What does it take to develop a vibrant domestic film industry? In Canada, the official answer is the same as always: government support and guidance. In this case not the CBC but Telefilm Canada. Click here to read the rest.

The suggestion to replace the beaver with the polar bear as our national symbol may have been made by Senator Nicole Eaton in a fit of pique after her dock was repeatedly munched. But just because an idea arises from irritation doesn't automatically mean we ignore it. Sometimes we should weigh it carefully, then reject it decisively. Click here to read the rest.

If only I were surprised that the federal Tories won’t keep their promise about balancing the budget. Click here to read the rest.

The Occupy movement is infuriating. OK, most left-wing things are infuriating even when not overtly menacing. But what especially bothers me about this one is its wilful obtuseness. At least you can argue with a bad idea. You can’t argue with a refusal to shower. Click here to read the rest.

Ontarians may imagine the country watches their provincial elections breathlessly. People in Saskatchewan suffer no such delusion. Yet their 2011 election deserves as much attention as the one in 1938. Click here to read the rest.

Oh boy. Monday is Hallowe’en… except at one of those Canadian schools where it’s “caring day” or some such non-existent festival of sentimental mush. But as G.K. Chesterton warned back in 1925 “Normal people enjoy special occasions without knowing why, just as the learned, lofty, cultivated, enlightened people despise them without knowing why.” This is not all just good clean lack of fun. Click here to read the rest.

What could be sexier than flat taxes? Other than supermodels, firefighters' calendars, exotic perfume or, frankly, a plate of lima beans. But they have American politics all shook up and rightly so. Click here to read the rest.

The seedy death of the seedy tyrant Moammar Gadhafi is clearly a case of good riddance to bad rubbish. Click here to read the rest.