My colleague Kelly McParland writes perceptively that Prime Minister Trudeau's new Senate appointments have attracted less notice than they should have. I should confess first that I was once again not on the list and second that Kelly quotes me approvingly in the piece that the list is so predictable "it might have been selected by an affirmative action random-elite-candidate-generator.". And now I want to return the favour by quoting him approvingly.

"Would it have been too much to include just one new senator who doesn’t see government as the answer to every problem? An entrepreneur? Someone who’s been required to meet a payroll or risked their own money on an idea?"

Apparently it would. Which is why we need to fix the constitution including creating a Senate that is truly legitimate because it is elected, is independent of the Prime Minister and yet effective, and represents the provinces without paralyzing Parliament.

Yes it can be done. Australia does it. And in our upcoming documentary we'll give a lot more detail on how to make it work. Including why it's especially troubling to see former senior public servants become legislators. The fusion of the upper reaches of the public service and the legislature into a fourth branch unknown to constitutional theory is not good for our democracy.

In my latest commentary for the National Post I argue that the EU-Turkey “deal” on Syrian migrants proves yet again that once you have paid him the Dane-geld, you will never be rid of the Dane.

In my latest Rebel media commentary, I welcome Bulgaria achieving independence in 1878 as a result of the Russo-Turkish War. But I warn that geopolitical vacuums, like the one created as the Ottoman Empire crumbled, are dangerous to international stability even when they have many good results. https://youtu.be/rNFT0TqtGyc

My latest Rebel piece: February 18 is the anniversary of the “bloody Sunday” at the Boer War Battle of Paardeberg in 1900, when the British and Canadians took 1,100 casualties including 280 dead. At the time a huge number, it would rapidly be eclipsed by the “accomplishments” of the 20^th century from Loos to the Somme and on, because of the new deadliness of modern smokeless powder firearms artillery that could have tipped us off to what progress would soon bring.

https://youtu.be/U-Wh1hbCpac

In my latest National Post column I say that Britons' choice between the EU and self-government shouldn't be hard.

In my latest Rebel piece I call the guillotine a ghastly illustration of the "illusion of technique" that mathematical science makes anything better including unjust executions. https://youtu.be/53OM9z5LfGk

In my latest National Post column I discuss the difference between displaying emotions and being resolute in the face of danger.

In my latest National Post commentary, I say the West must be firm with North Korea.