The Lions
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A group of friends with mostly centrist or conservative viewpoints who share resources and ideas about the governance of Alberta and Canada and about world events and trends.
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November 09, 2023

breaking the tytler cycle

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.
From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.
The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.
These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage.”
― Alexander Fraser Tytler

https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/breaking-the-tytler-cycle

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Feminism is in an unending war against men, families and civilisation. It is undermining our society, destroying relationships between men and women, making both males and females unhappy - and it is destroying our institutions.

So says Prof. Janice Fiamengo, a retired professor from the University of Ottawa, a former feminist and the author of the new book "The Goddess That Failed: Feminism's Unending War Against Men, Families and Civilization Itself"

15 hours ago

Alberta’s future belongs to Albertans—not Ottawa.

That’s Maxime Bernier’s message on his Alberta tour. He’s calling for radical decentralization: getting Ottawa out of provincial affairs and putting decisions back in the hands of the provinces — and closer to the people who live with the consequences.

MAX’S MESSAGE: OTTAWA, GET OUT OF PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS.

Tonight, Max makes his case live from Calgary, joined by Isaias Nolasco of New Generation PPC, Nadine Wellwood Autor of Alberta Rising, and Madison and MayCee Holmes, co-hosts of At Home with Holmes.

16 hours ago

State of Our Nation 2026

5th Anniversary Gala

Watch the replay of the State of Our Nation Gala recorded live from Burlington, Ontario. Speeches, interviews and real conversations about Canada’s future.

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