The Wicked Witch of the West.
We’re not talking Kansas here, Toto. It’s true, blue Alberta that is today’s Land of Oz. And its yellow brick road meanders through the tar sands that can destroy our…
Peter Lowry
Cashing in on Change in Canada.
There seem to be no barriers that money cannot erase. Yesterday, we were talking about the frustrations with change and the situation of Canadians being unable to change their constitution.…
Protecting Provincial Powers.
The other day, I mentioned that Oliver Mowat, Ontario’s premier for much of our country’s formative years back at the end of the 19th Century, fought with prime minister John…
The High Price of Buying Jobs.
When I was working for a computer company back in the 1970s, our manufacturing manager came into my office one day with an idea. He had looked ahead at our…
Waiting for Some Leadership.
This is not to complain about John Fraser’s performance as interim Ontario liberal leader at Queen’s Park. John has been doing his usual good job without much resources. It is…
Is Brown on the In or Out?
You are never sure who is in with Ontario premier Doug Ford. Here he is breaking up the confusion over who does what for whom in Peel Region. He is…
Poilievre’s Problems.
Federal conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has had one objective in his life since leaving the University of Calgary. He wants to be prime minister of Canada. He seemed to be…
Chow’s Impossible Job.
Not being a fan of the new Toronto mayor, all I can do is commiserate with my Toronto friends. The truth is that Olivia Chow has taken on a task…
That King’s Counsel Crap.
The conservatives at Queen’s Park must have spent a busy day last Friday presenting all their close friends who happen to be lawyers with King’s Counsel (KC) designation. They got…
Corporate Greed at Woodbine.
The wife and I just got back from a busy long weekend in Toronto. It has been a tradition for many years to spend an afternoon at Woodbine Race Track.…
A Devil’s Pact?
Just some thinking today about where our parliament might be heading. In a polarized situation such as the Canadian parliament, it would not take the transfer of many seats to…
Fiddling With Figures.
There seems to be some confusion around what kind of voting prime minister Justin Trudeau might be promoting these days. All I have ever heard him promote was ranked ballots.…
A Marriage Made in Hell.
There must be more serious financial problems than we thought at the Toronto Star. We could have switched to electronic distribution several years ago, but instead maintained a very expensive…
Some Notes for Canada Day.
Canadians live in a wonderful country. And it sure isn’t broke. Neither its financial wellbeing, nor its physical condition, nor its governing structure are broken. Only a foolish demagogue would…
About That Vote.
This is a follow-up on the disastrous mayoralty byelection in Toronto the other day. And it was a disaster. It was never the 102 candidates to be mayor, though that…
Is That Democracy?
If about a third of the registered voters go to vote and just more than a third of them vote for the winning candidate, what credibility does that person have…
A Bad Day at Queen’s Park.
When life deals you lemons, you are sometimes awash in lemonade. Even with the legislature shuttered for the summer, premier Ford hangs heavy over Ontario. He is that slow, overweight…
Leadership Lost.
Canadians climb mountains seeking leadership. We have seen the problems at all levels. In our communities, in our provinces and across our country, we feel the same frustrations. But resolutions…
The Justin Shuffle.
The other day writer Althia Raj wrote an opinion piece in the Toronto Star about a possible cabinet shuffle by Justin Trudeau. I was pleased to see the research that…
More Please Sir.
What a wonderful idea. We hear that Meta is getting out of the news business. It has something to do with the passing of a bill in Canada that says…