My Country is Burning.
Many Canadians seem to have little understanding of wildfires that are happening thousands of kilometres away. Millions of city dwellers in Ontario and Quebec probably have little comprehension of the…
Peter Lowry
Moon, June and By-elections.
It might not rhyme but there is nothing more exciting than a bunch of by-elections. And June is my favourite month for them. Warm, sunny weather gets the political canvassers…
The Pique of Pierre Poilievre.
The leader of the conservatives in parliament comes with both good news and bad news. You will never guess which is which. The first piece of news has to do…
Dumbing Down with Ranked Ballots.
It is hard to believe people who fail to understand the mathematics of voting with ranked ballots. No matter how many times we see the proof of the problem, some…
A Future for Ford’s Fiefdom.
We should all be sick and tired of the so-called liberals who claim they are financially conservative. That is not liberal. With liberals like that, conservative leader Pierre Poilievre might…
Crazies in Control.
With the vote, such as it was, on Monday, the Loony Tunes have polarized Alberta. Their next target is Canada. We are headed down the rabbit hole with the Americans.…
Follow Polls at Your Peril.
Reading political polls is a trap but we all do it. Polls are never that accurate. Polls can mislead us. Polls are always old news. At their best, they report…
Bonnie Blunders.
You hate to see a promising politician do a pratfall on the way out of the starting gate. Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie broke all the rules she could have learned…
Attacking the Wrong One.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has tackled the wrong opponent. He is trying to besmirch the bona fides of David Johnston. He has picked the wrong target. He is attacking the…
Toronto: Neither Broke, Nor Broken.
I find this campaign for the mayoralty in Toronto on June 26 to be quite boring. It reminds me of the old song: “It seems to me I’ve heard that…
There is No Middle Path.
We should all be sick and tired of the so-called liberals who claim they are financially conservative. That is not liberal. With liberals like that, conservative leader Pierre Poilievre might…
The Ignorance of Mr. Poilievre.
Is it better to malign others than to stand on how we might do things? Is it better to use silly slogans of derision than to delve into the mysteries…
A Progressive Mayor for Toronto.
There is only one real progressive in the top ten candidates for mayor of Toronto on June 26. I base this on looking at the candidates who have shown themselves…
The Midwifery of Premier Ford.
It sometimes appears that Ontario premier Ford has a long-held hate for Ontario cities. It reflects on his experiences as a councillor in Toronto during the final days of brother…
No Debutante’s Ball in Alberta.
They both showed that they had been to that rodeo before. Both challenger Rachel Notley of the new democrats (NDP) and incumbent premier (briefly) Danielle Smith of the united conservatives…
P. Poilievre is No Lawyer.
We should not be overly impressed with federal conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s ability to come up with poisonous slurs against political opponents. They are coming to the point where he…
‘What Fools These Mortals Be.’
It hardly needs William Shakespeare to know how foolish we can be. All you have to do is follow the bouncing ball from Queen’s Park in Toronto. If you ever…
A Brown Stain in Brampton.
Did we hear rumblings from Hazel’s grave the other day? I am sure we can have every confidence in current Mississauga mayor, Bonnie Crombie that everything will work out all…
Sacrificed on the Language Cross.
Don’t you love these hypocrites in Quebec who will sacrifice the future of the province’s youth on the cross of linguistic purity? Take Pierre Karl Péladeau, the denizen of Quebecor…
Who Are Bike Lanes For?
I guess bicycles are not for children any more. When we were children, my younger brother and I explored our city of Toronto from end to end on our bicycles.…