There has been a lot of hyperbole recently over the NDP Platform to make Ontario a sanctuary province by registered third party PC activists Ontario Proud. These activists are blatantly…
I must be getting old, I’m having a Decarie moment and can’t log into ffibs, so I’m posting this monstrosity on Willy Loman. I started this back when Trump misspelt…
For the life of me, I don't understand why Meir Weinstein of the Canadian Jewish Defence League has such an amicable relationship with Ronny Cameron: In an article published last…
One aspect of the ongoing Ontario election campaign is unfolding as I expected: most less-than-stellar pollsters are showing the PCs in the lead with the NDP moving into second place.…
When I was nineteen, I joined my first political campaign. In some ways, it was odd. For, while, I lived in a house that talked about the problems of the…
Robert Reich is one of America’s true heroes. He seems indefatigable in his efforts to educate the American public as a counter to the lies and distortions of Donald Trump.…
The latest poll from Abacus shows that the PC’s and NDP are now neck in neck with Ontario voters. The PC’s lead seems to have evaporated, and the progressive vote…
It’s hard to feel too much sympathy for people whose main concern is their multi-million dollar beachfront home. Yet, all along the American coastline, you can hear them grumble and…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Brian Wakamo notes that Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing for postal banking in the U.S. as an alternative to predatory lenders in underserved…
Me: I am order, you are chaos. @LisaKinsella: What? Me: You weaken the moral universe with your femininity. @LisaKinsella: Are you fucking insane? Me : Witches. Matriarchy. Swamp. @LisaKinsella: You…
Random thoughts on that startling Abacus poll this morning: On the one hand, the Abacus survey doesn’t entirely take into account regional realities, seat distribution, and turnout – so Doug…
From the mouth of the latter-day Father Coughlin, in today’s New York Times. Mr. Peterson illustrates his arguments with copious references to ancient myths — bringing up stories of witches,…
Doug Ford is still trying to buy votes, and is now promising to sell beer and wine on every street corner.No doubt to try to make people forget that he…
We should make it clear that neoliberalism is something a real liberal abhors. Neoliberalism is like the corporatism of the Italian fascists of Benito Mussolini of the 1920s and 30s.…
It’s time to implement Guaranteed Basic Income Programs. However, Gwynne Dyer writes, there is surprising resistance to the idea. Conservatives argue that giving people free money is fraught with moral…
Simple financial analysis demonstrates that management of BC Hydro during recent years was thoroughly incompetent. Largely, that is explained by policies and people imposed by BC Liberals on a utility…
The popular narrative is that British Columbia is sabotaging Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline. BC is Justin Trudeau’s whipping boy. The province is Rachel Notley’s whipping boy. Even Calgary mayor,…
Back in February, I did an item about the largest corporations in the US and Canada respectively: Here are the current standings 1. Apple – $849 billion 2. Google –…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Noah Smith writes that public resentment toward the U.S.’ wealthiest few is based on a genuine (and justified) concern about an economic system…
The purpose of a commentary page in a newspaper is to offer informed analysis of the news. What does all this news really mean? You really can’t tell just from…
