The only newspaper in Ontario that gave a real damn about the lynching of conservative leader Patrick Brown back in January was his hometown Barrie
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Babel-on-the-Bay: What muted the proportional vote advocates?
It must be the shock of the recent Ontario election has not worn off. You would normally expect a hue and cry by this time
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: A fleeting fondness for Ford.
Does premier Ford really feel the love? Sorry Dougie, it’s temporary. The same rage as put a Ford in the premier’s office can just as
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Some thoughts on the liberal rout.
The hardest thing to digest from the recent election in Ontario was the anger that fueled the liberal downfall. It was similar to a situation
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Salutations to Samara!
Somebody else cares! There is help on the horizon. Canada’s political parties have been ground down to unimportant collections of non-entities over the past 40
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: From Teddy’s ‘Bully Pulpit.’
Trust President Donald Trump to get it wrong. He thinks of President Theodore Roosevelt’s White House ‘bully pulpit’ as a place to bully other world
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Donald Trump’s play date with Kim Jong Un.
The American president plans to add to his infamy tomorrow as he meets with Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea. It seems incongruous for
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: It was not all about Trump.
The American president flew out of Canada’s Bagotville air base yesterday a disappointed egotist. He stopped by to impress the other world leaders and got
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Promises, promises!
Most people are sceptical about political promises. We should certainly be dubious of conservative leader Doug Ford’s recent scattering of promises in the Ontario election.
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Don’t blame me, I voted liberal!
From the catbird seat yesterday: I felt as though I was on the lip of an active volcano watching the devastation of the countryside. It
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: All bets are off.
For the first time since I first got involved in politics, I cannot make a guess on the outcome in an Ontario election. Results that
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Trump to be at Le Manoir Richelieu.
Despite being in danger from maddened beavers, American president Donald Trump says he is coming to gamble with the rich and famous of the world
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: If you don’t know, don’t!
It has always been grating on election day hearing radio announcers telling their listeners to get out and vote. They actually say if you do
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Has Doug Ford ever lied to you before?
Have you dug into Doug Ford’s ‘fully-costed’ plan for Ontario? I trust it has satisfied your thirst for knowledge? It reads like a used-car salesman’s
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: A real liberal never gives up!
Kathleen Wynne betrayed Ontario liberals yesterday. She surrendered, she gave up, she quit and she did the unconscionable. She ended her run as Ontario liberal
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: The risk of being Trump.
It is always play time at the fun house on the Potomac River. This is Mr. Trump’s domain these days and he takes great delight
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Are some more indigenous than others?
Either we are all ‘from here’ or none of us are. If academics and government can refer to our first nations as indigenous then they
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Conrad loves Donald.
It is hard to think of two people more deserving of their mutual admiration. Both Conrad Black and Donald Trump think the American President is
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: The political pivot point of 2018.
In every election there is a point of pivot that decides the outcome. It has been fascinating listening to people across Ontario in the current
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Yes, but did the fat lady sing?
Listening to and reading analyses of the Sunday night political leaders’ debate in Toronto, you wonder if they were at the same debate. Frankly, the
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