Our poster-boy PM is the answer?
Despite the wild ravings of Rolling Stone Magazine, our Prime Minister has to whip Canada into shape before taking on the added burden of the American presidency. Donald Trump’s job…
July 2017
Not Stanfield’s Party
After the long leadership race, you might think that things are finally peaceful at the Conservative Corral. Alan Freeman isn’t so sure: In an extraordinary interview with the Globe and…
Huge cost, high risk, low government revenue, few permanent jobs, better choices
When thinking about the Petronas LNG project (PNW LNG), we should consider which supporting claims for it were believable. For example, proponents have routinely misrepresented the value and benefits of…
The Party’s Over
Even the US military is finally facing facts. The party’s over. American dominance, that anyone under 70 has spent their entire life taking for granted, is over. It’s not coming…
Nobody can wreck an economy faster than an elected New Democrat, and that’s a Certified Kenney Fact!
PHOTOS: Jason Kenney, candidate to lead the United Conservative Party of Alberta, perhaps thinking up another Certified Kenney Fact. Below: B.C. NDP Premier John Horgan, former Saskatchewan premiers Roy Romanow,…
A Threat to Us All
The Observer takes down Donald J. Trump. Like some kind of Shakespearean villain-clown, Trump plays not to the gallery but to the pit. He is a Falstaff without the humour…
"Reclaiming My Time"
I think I have just fallen in love. Recommend this Post
Perhaps the best column yet on the Unpresident
By a former speechwriter to a Republican president. It’s deadly. The president’s primary problem as a leader is not that he is impetuous, brash or naive. It’s not that he…
The Left and Venezuela
Photo by Boris Vergara During the last two months Venezuela has been faced with a terrible wave of violence. It has already resulted in more than 60 deaths along with…
Pentagon Study Declares American Empire Is ‘Collapsing’
Photo by Specialist Steven Hitchcock, U.S. Army An extraordinary new Pentagon study has concluded that the US-backed framework of international order established after World War II is “fraying” and may…
Palestinians, B’nai Brith and Canada’s New Democratic Party
Photo by Jonathan Allard Like many NATO countries, Canada has suffered from an impoverishment of free and open debate when it comes to the issue of relations with the Israeli…
July 30: A Sunday Sermon for New Brunswick.
To begin this post, go to images on your computer. Type in Raoul Leger Bouctouche. There, probably in the first picture to come up, you will see a handsome and…
Leadership 2017: The Role of Endorsements
In previous leadership links posts, I’ve highlighted a few endorsements which have struck me as particularly significant. That said, I haven’t tried to compile anything approaching a comprehensive list. To…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 28: Justin Trudeau, the free world’s best hope … really?
Rolling Stone magazine is the latest American media outlet to fall under the hypnotic spell of Justin Trudeau. The Perfect Prime Minister got the full Rolling Stone cover treatment this…
Blame Trump, Really?
A poll finds that more than half of South Koreans think their country should have its own nuclear arsenal. North Korea’s recent launch of a long-range ballistic missile seems to…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David Sirota interviews Thomas Frank about the U.S. Democrats’ obsession with educational achievement as a cure-all – and their consequent loss of…
Justin Trudeau and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
I've mentioned this before, but sometimes I feel like Gulliver must have felt in the land of the Lilliputians.And can't help wondering why if Canada is so big, why are…
Mini Trumps
After reviewing the tumultuous events of last week, Michael Goldfarb asks the question which is on a lot of minds: Is the American Republic built to withstand a malevolent president?…
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Although hardly the greatest peril to come about as a result of climate change, the following is likely to get many people’s attention. What is it The Bible says? “As…