Last Chance, America
It's October 1932 Germany in the United States. Which path will they choose for January 1933?
David Graham
A Third Referendum?
Slogans have meaning.
Trudeau Must Go? Not So Fast
There are widespread reports of a petition circulating within Liberal Caucus calling on Justin Trudeau to step down as leader.
DeAdder Fired and the Weird Week
Yesterday afternoon, Michael DeAdder announced that he’d been fired by the Postmedia-owned Halifax Chronicle Herald, where he has been the editorial cartoonist for more than three decades, and for which…
Language Politics: False Division
Quebec's focus on alienating anglophones hurts French everywhere else
Political finance reform
In December of 2017, in the midst of the controversy in my home province around the legitimacy of saying “Bonjour, hi!” to a customer entering a shop in Quebec, the…
When Liberals Lose Montreal
The Carnage is not over
A Political Near Death Experience
When a blog post from 2006 came back to bite
Substantive Reform
What, exactly, are some of the real social reforms we could be making to make a difference to our country for the long term?
Redecorating Isn’t Reform
Not only in Canada
Don’t Count Your Chickens
It was a remarkable turn of events.
The Death of Canadian Medicare
Nearly a fifth of New Brunswick residents don’t have access to a family doctor. Over 400 family doctors in Quebec have left the public healthcare system altogether, and are free…
Woke: The Weirdest Insult
What is it? What isn't it?
The Final Election
Trump isn't even pretending any more
The American Circus Act Risks Canada
Trump and Poilievre is not good for our autonomy
The Most Sincere Liberal Vice
Democratic liberals tend to self-defeat
Are you familiar with Project 2025?
If not, take the time to read up.
Trumping Democracy
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its split ruling in the jarringly ironic case, “Trump v. United States” in which the former President claimed immunity from…
When Liberals Lose Toronto
Monday night, Liberal candidate Leslie Church lost the by-election for Toronto—St Paul’s, the Toronto riding held by the Honourable Carolyn Bennett since 1997, to Conservative Don Stewart. There are many…
A Year On
It has been one year since I started this SubStack. The idea began shortly after I lost the election in 2019. I had blogged before, starting somewhere around 2001, and…