Donald Trump’s Failed Attempt To Intimidate Canadians
It was a deadline that Donald Trump insisted Canada must respect. In the language of the gangster in the White House, an offer it couldn't refuse.Canadians had until Friday to…
September 2018
Who said we wanted rule of law? Hysteria over court’s TMX ruling engulfs Alberta politics and media
Funny, isn’t it? Less than six months ago, tout le monde political Alberta was demanding harsh application of “the rule of law.” This was nearly universally interpreted to mean that…
Andrew Scheer and the Curious Case of Ethical Oil
As you probably remember, when we last left Andrew Scheer he was bobbing up and down in a tarry pool, attacking Justin Trudeau as usual, and making wild claims about…
What Fallout Would There Be For Canada If Australia Became A Republic?
For those watching Australian politicsAugust was an exciting month. Aftertwo leadership votes in the governingLiberal Party Malcolm Turnbull hasbeen turfed. Malcolm Turnbull This is good news for all loyal subjectsof…
September 1: Are things getting better?
No. On August 31 , I opened my irving newspaper (a newspaper monopoly in the province of New Brunswick) on the comments page to see an article by Chris Morris…
Traffic lights on Highway 26
After looking at the increased volume of traffic on Highway 26 in the recent weeks, I have become convinced we need a set of signal lights between the Pretty River…
Coyne Takes Junior to the Woodshed
Even diehard Liberals should be able to admit Andrew Coyne has a couple of points in his retrospective of Trudeau’s septum horribilis. …the middle ground in politics can be as…
Whither NAFTA Negotiations Now?
After yesterday’s revelation that Trump is not negotiating with Canada in good faith, where do NAFTA negotiations go from here? Up to this point, I have chosen to be quiet…
Saturday Photo: Rideau Chapel and 40 Voice Motet
Highlight of a trip to Ottawa: a visit to the National Gallery of Canada to see the exhibit of Impressionist painters there until Sept. 9. Nice, but what really was…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jagmeet Singh observes that much of the festering hate stoked by right-wing parties can be traced back to economic injustice and insecurity: (I)f…
Amigos No More
The days of The Three Amigos Summits, Susan Delacourt writes, are gone: The last one was held in Canada in the summer of 2016. No “Three Amigos” summit has been…
Calamitous cost of change.
Talking, the other day, about how lawyers are the only ones happy with the Ford government in Ontario, you have to admit that is our own fault. Did we really…
Donald Trump’s claims about the Canadian trade bargaining team have, for once, a ring of truth!
Yes, Donald Trump is a liar and a braggart, but the American President’s boast yesterday morning that cowed Canadian trade negotiators have all but folded and any new trade deal…
Randy Rainbow and the Trump Impeachment Song
By now I'm sure he only sees what he wants to see, only hears what he wants to hear.But it's going to be hard to avoid that new poll. The…