I’m Canadian. I was born in Canada and I’ve lived here all my life. As such, I probably shouldn’t comment on either American or Mexican politics. But that hasn’t stopped me in the past. It’s not going to stop me now. It do…
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Maple-Flavoured Politics: Thomas Mulcair: Should he be interim NDP leader?
In the past couple of days I’ve read a few tweets and quotes in articles from people suggesting that it would be inappropriate for Thomas Mulcair to remain as interim leader of the NDP after his failure in the leadership review vote at the NDP co…
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: More Prospective Dividends from a Trump Presidency
A few days ago I published a post suggesting that Donald Trump’s experience as a developer could be put to good use to improve the revenues and balance sheet of the government of the United States if he were to become President. I realize now tha…
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Donald Trump and the State of Fear and Loathing
Many sane, liberal-minded people in American and around the world express great fear and loathing over the possibility that Donald Trump might become president of the United States. I think their fears are totally unfounded. Rather than immediately le…
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Joy of Victory; Disappointment of Defeat
I’m a member, donor and supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada and I’m on the board of the local Liberal riding association. I also
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Playing the Security Card
The Conservatives are trying to make security a “ballot box question.” To hear Stephen Harper tell it, there’s a jihadi terrorist lurking in every shadow,
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Stephen Harper Doesn’t Trust Stephen Harper
Today, Stephen Harper announced that Stephen Harper doesn’t trust Stephen Harper. OK, he didn’t quite put it that way, but that was a logical conclusion
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Fantasy Tax
Funny, Stephen Harper released a video telling us how much he loves Netflix and promising us that he would never tax it. Never mind that
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Does Hypocrisy Underlie the Long Writ Period?
It’s official. Stephen Harper went to the Governor General and initiated the official election campaign period, which will be about twice as long as the
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: The Silliest Anti-Abortion Argument
Of all the anti-abortion arguments that get thrown about, I think I saw the silliest one today. (Disclosure: I’m pro-choice.) It didn’t come from an
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: A Baffling Attack
I regret to inform you that the multiple, loud bangs you heard were heads exploding. Desperately searching for something to criticize about the Liberals’ recently
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Repeated Lies are Still Lies
How do you make people believe blatant lies? It seems that, in the estimation of the Conservative Party of Canada, the answer to that question
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: The Alberta Election’s Federal Implications
As I look at my Twitter feed today, May 6, 2015, the day after the Alberta provincial election, I see that some federal Conservatives are
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Oliver’s Gaffe
I read on Twitter that some pundits and journalists are saying that we should ignore or, if not ignore, then now let go of Finance
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Balanced. Unless.
Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered a balanced budget. (Technically, not balanced, but rather, in fact, in a small surplus.) That much is not in dispute
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Super-Secret Slogan
An Access to Information request filed by Canadian Press was recently refused. That request asked to see the rationale behind the advertising slogan, “Strong. Proud.
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Steering for a Rocky Reef
During the 2011 election, the Conservatives took to incessantly telling us that their’s was the steady hand on the tiller that we should trust to
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Time to Have “The Talk”
No, not that talk. At some point, we need to have a conversation about where we want to place the pivot point on the balance
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: The Real Threat
The Toronto Star reported that CSIS documents it obtained through an access to information request said that, at least when it comes to “lone wolf”
Continue readingMaple-Flavoured Politics: Canada’s Phantom Menaces
There are enough real threats in this world that there is no need to fabricate new ones. But that hasn’t stopped Jason Kenney, Minister of
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