Paul Dewar
Just a brief comment today about Paul Dewar. He was a rare politician. He stood firmly for what he believed. But he could also rise above the fray. We used…
Owen Gray
Behind The Crisis
Tom Firedman writes an interesting column on what is behind the migration — and immigration — crisis around the world: In the early 21st century, climate-driven extreme weather — floods,…
As Goes Tasmania, So Goes The World
Australian journalist Richard Flanagan writes that Tasmania is on fire: As I write this, fire is 500 metres from the largest King Billy pine forest in the world on Mt…
Scheer Incompetence
Michael Harris doesn’t see much of a future for Andrew Scheer: After a year and a half in office, people can be forgiven if they think Scheer is still Speaker…
We Don’t Need No Education
Once again, under Ontario’s Conservatives, education is under the gun. Heather Mallick writes: In first few months of government, he and his cabinet have cancelled plans for Ontario’s first official…
God’s Man?
This week, Sarah Huckabee Sanders claimed that Donald Trump was God’s choice for president. Dana Milbank writes in The Washington Post: Sarah Sanders, asked by the Christian Broadcasting Network this…
Down The Same Old Road
Yesterday, Ontario’s NDP opposition leaked a draft piece of legislation which would scrap our local health networks and put the province’s entire health care system under a new super agency.…
Evangelical Hypocrisy
It’s more than ironic that Jerry Falwell Jr. is one of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. Christine Emba writes in The Washington Post: On New Year’s Day, Liberty University President Jerry…
It Will Do Him In
Art Cullen is from Iowa. That’s Steve King country. And, even though King proudly waves his white nationalist credentials, Trump’s war on Mexican migrants isn’t playing well there: In Storm…
Slavery Is Alive And Well
We like to think that we put an end to slavery one hundred and fifty years ago. But it’s alive and well — all over the world. Crawford Killian writes:…
A Helluva Year
It looks like 2019 will be the worst year of Donald Trump’s life. As Lawrence Martin sees it, there could be six possible outcomes: We’ll start with his worst, a…
The Election Will Be About The Environment
We’re having an election this year. And Leyland Cecco writes in The Guardian that the environment will be — among all the issues — front and centre: When Canadians cast…
Thinking Of Our Children and Grandchildren
David Leonhardt writes, in this morning’s New York Times, that the number one story of the year has been climate change. It’s been a year where the evidence of climate…
Roubini On Trump
I’m one of those people who pay attention to what Nouriel Roubini writes. He predicted the 2008 meltdown long before it happened. And, these days, he’s not happy with what…
During This Season
Every so often, my back rebels and I can’t sit or stand at the computer for any length of time. I have recently experienced another such rebellion. But I am…
Justice On The Move
Donald Trump’s buffoonery can leave you in despair. But Michelle Goldberg writes, in The New York Times, that there is reason to hope: The Democratic landslide in the midterms proved…
Trump Of The North
In Ontario, things get more Trumpian by the day. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Loyalty to the leader is paramount. Fidelity to law enforcement comes second. Sound familiar? Just ask our…
Selfish Fools
Theresa May faces a non confidence vote today, Ian Birrell writes in The Guardian: It is hard not to conclude that the Tory hard right are intent on destroying their…
A Vast Left Wing Conspiracy?
Donald Trump and his acolytes insist that “a vast left wing conspiracy” is trying to do the president in. Lawrence Martin writes: That’s a frequent claim by Mr. Trump’s defenders,…
My Apologies
I”ve just discovered a raft of of comments that I didn’t know were made to this blog. I apologize for their tardiness. Apparently, not all comments have come to my…