Anybody Remember Joe Clark?
Joe Clark, the 16th prime minister of Canada. In May, 1979, Joe swept Pierre Trudeau’s government out of power, winning a minority government. The PCs swept pretty much everything west…
2019
If Scientists Can Get It Wrong, Why Not Economists?
Scientists have been wrong about climate change since that became a household term. They just keep getting it wrong but not in the way you hear it from odious people…
Now There’s an Idea! Every Vote Should Count.
Now, if you’re one of those people who doesn’t spot the obscenity in some guy who just won 33 per cent of the vote crowing about the grand mandate he…
As The Dust Settles….
I will offer no analysis of our federal election; I will only say that from my perspective (my disappointment that the Greens did not do better notwithstanding), the fact of…
It’d Serve the Bastards Right
Why is Justin Trudeau our prime minister, not Andrew Scheer? According to an item I picked up on CBC this morning it could be that ‘Summer Help’ Andy was laid…
Their Alternate Facts
Tom Walkom writes that voters punished all the parties in this election. But that reality hasn’t set in yet. All of the leaders seem to be living in an alternate…
Talking The Day After #Elxn43 with Graham Richardson
Yesterday I had the chance to join Graham Richardson on CFRA’s “News and Views”, along John Delacourt and Garry Kellar. We talked the results of the 43rd General Election, the…
Did Doug Ford sink Andrew Scheer?
Elections produce mythologies and stupidities. An example of a stupidity is that opposition research firms – like, say, mine – don’t actually do opposition research. An example of a mythology…
Election 43 Aftermath: Free Advice For The Conservative Party
Find a new leader that is a bit more moderate on social issues (Rona Ambrose, Michael Chong, Lisa Raitt even) and bring back more progressive policies. Regarding Climate change; if…
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone Cuts Toxic Air Pollution by a Third
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) can be considered a roaring success. The ULEZ was created by London mayor Sadiq Khan to combat the health crisis created from too many…
Really, Ms. May?
There was a last shot fired in the federal election on Sunday that really disappointed me. I thought more highly of Elizabeth May of the green party. After all, where…
Politicians shirk their duty… again #nlpoli
If the Auditor General starts the investigation of wetlands capping as requested by the Public Accounts Committee, then she will be acting illegally. The Auditor General has no authority to…
Kenney to Trudeau: Adopt Andrew Scheer’s energy platform or Alberta will hold a meaningless equalization referendum!
If you concluded as New Brunswick’s Conservative premier just did that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s somewhat reduced victory in Monday’s federal election indicates a certain level of support for carbon…
Eastern Europe happy (mostly) with democracy and free markets
In November, 1989, the world’s most infamous wall came down and the “Evil Empire” crumbled away. The communist regimes of Eastern Europe collapsed like dominoes and by 1990 free elections…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Relaxed cats.
Rosie on last night
My Lord, she is fierce. Read. He is, sadly, as arrogant and tone-deaf and narcissistic as ever. Which does not auger well for minority governing traction in Trudeau’s second term,…
The Case for Electoral Reform – AGAIN!
Once again, the results of yesterday’s federal election demonstrate the unrepresentative nature of our Parliament. It also illustrates why the Liberals, who came second in votes but first in seats,…
Oct. 22: Our Very Uncertaiin Future
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/permafrost-climate-change-1.5330144 This is a report largely ignored by the parties. The Liberals, who have been remarkably inactive for the last four years, came in first – but not as a…
When you come to the end of a perfect day
I didn’t hear it myself, but I guess Singh was taking too long with his concession speech and Scheer started his concession speech before Singh finished, then Trudeau started HIS…