Laying the Groundwork
When American Senator Lindsey Graham died suddenly just 11 days ago, the state of South Carolina rushed to appoint his sister to complete his term in office, leaving his seat…
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What If The Berlin Airlift Had Been The Model
What if, instead of using its vast industrial might to become the world’s dominant imperial power, the United States had developed an equally strong military whose combat capacity could be…
Poilievre Invokes His Inner Hegseth
At last week’s Calgary Stampede, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre gave a nearly half-hour speech in which he made his case for why he should never be trusted with the keys…
The Money Of Politics
In 2025, the Conservative Party of Canada spent $99 million, nearly twice as much as the Liberal Party’s $57 million in the same election year, and, despite their bluster about…
Enough! Expel Hoekstra From Canada Already
At what point do we say ‘enough is enough’ and declare American ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra persona non grata?
How Trump Saved Canada, For Now
In an alternate universe, Joe Biden won re-election for president, failing to shock the west out of its ‘moderate’ slumber.
The Toxic Politics Of 24 Sussex
The Prime Minister has announced the plan to renovate our nation’s rodent-infested asbestos-filled official residence using private donations while assuring us that he will never use it himself.
Parliament’s Off-beat Stories
Charlie Feldman has put out an unconventional book that every parliamentary nerd ought to read entitled Unparliamentary, relating many of the unusual facts and not quite procedural events over the…
The End of the American Empire
If you have ever offered a back-handed compliment to your children knowing that they will not catch it while the adults in the room all snort, then you understand what…
A Sick Society Produces Its First Trillionaire
In an instant, the world’s wealthiest man increased his net worth to over $1.1 trillion of theoretical money by selling a small number of over-hyped shares in a company that…
Lawful Access and Online Safety
There are two separate but related pushes on from the federal government relating to the Internet that should be raising far more alarm than they are around lawful access and…
News, CanCon, and Control Of Canada’s Internet
Neither the CRTC’s decision to increase levies on on-line broadcasters in order to contribute additional funds to Canadian content, nor the government’s decision to force a review of that decision…
A Sense of Purpose
When I started writing on Substack just over three years ago, I had been looking for a way to express things that I believed needed to be said, but were…
The Message Is The Same
Quebec’s nationalists are in overdrive trying to dissociate themselves from an overtly white-supremacist rally in Shawinigan over the weekend — but the slogan “I remember a white Quebec” is not…
Thiel’s Escape To Milei’s Argentina
Peter Thiel, the billionaire behind JD Vance’s rise to the vice presidency, and one of the key financial backers of the rise of the Fascist States of America, is looking…
Alberta’s Russo-american Brexit Fraud
10 years ago next month, Britain committed a spectacular act of national masochism through their Brexit referendum, and to celebrate the anniversary, Alberta’s premier wants her province to face the…
What Is Fair Pay For Politicians?
The two most common reactions I received to the remuneration of Members of Parliament during my brief time in the role was: ‘that is way too much money’, and ‘that…
Preparing The Brownshirts For The Election
Since January 20th, 2025, when Trump pardoned the January 6th, 2021 coup participants, it has been clear that he was not doing it so much for what they had done,…
The Insatiable Hunger Of Our Oligarchs
The most horrific part of the current state of the world is the realisation that there is no amount of money, of resources, of power, of influence that the ultra-rich…
Louise Arbour The Right Choice For The Times
Despite what you may have heard, the appointment of Louise Arbour to the role of Governor General of Canada is a perfect political message in a time of turmoil.