Journeying With Journalists.
It is very rare that I read other blogs. That is not being snooty, it is practical. I would just want to correct some of the writers and commiserate with…
Peter Lowry
The Dark Side of the Elite.
It is good to see that a real grocery person is slated to take the reins at Canada’s largest chain of grocery stores. It hardly means that the time of…
Flying False Flags.
With 50 people running for many different reasons for the mayoralty in Toronto, one of the problems is finding out which political party each represents. I know there are not…
Leaning on Labour?
It has always amused me that the news media, depending on their leanings, are always reporting what labour groups are supporting what parties or candidates in elections. The assumption that…
Trump’s Stand in Dixieland.
I always thought Dixieland was just a form of jazz. After the years of Donald Trump, today’s Dixie is just a place of darkness. It is a place of closed…
Well, That Was Wrong.
The one thing to remember about political forecasting is that sometimes, you get it wrong. The other day I wrote that Olivia Chow must be older and smarter and was…
The Egress of the Elite.
For conservative supporters who read this: An ‘Egress’ means a way out and an ‘Elite’ is a class of person who are considered as above others in their society. Some…
The Way of the Weasel.
It is hard to complain about the wife spending time with Facebook when she shows me cute pictures of newcomers to our wide-spread family. I have to admit that is…
Got an Extra $100K?
The good news is that for that $100,000 you can run for the leadership of the Ontario liberals. There is another $25,000 that is refundable but I am not sure…
The Cowbird’s Quest.
The ornithologist might study some strange birds in a lifetime, but there are also some strange birds in politics. There is that breed of cowbird, for example, that prefers to…
What’s the Big Idea?
It would be a shame to tell all those people running to be mayor of Toronto that they are doing it all wrong. This is not a long campaign. It…
Mr. Ponzi would be so Proud.
It is getting harder every day to support the unedited freedom of the Internet. Do we have to get used to faux sites, false advertising, scurrilous accusations and outright thievery?…
Poilievre’s Poison.
If you are wondering who is poisoning the political air in Canada, it is that smarmy little man who leads the unfortunate conservatives in parliament. Pierre Poilievre has little time…
Ford versus Smith.
It appears to be a race to the bottom. It is amateur Ontario premier Doug Ford against amateur Alberta premier Danielle Smith. Neither has the experience or competence to be…
Trusting Doug Ford?
It’s an old maxim: Never trust anyone who says “Trust me.” And when it comes to Ontario premier Doug Ford, you should tell him to sell that worn-out jalopy to…
Passing a Party in Purgatory.
We might have to ask the Roman Church for help on this. It seems the liberal party in Ontario is stalled in some phase of existence that might take strong…
Lament for Losing Liberals.
Canada has now had ten years of Justin Trudeau and his version of liberalism. It is ten years since he assumed the leadership of the liberal party of Canada and…
Arguing About Alcohol.
Luckily, I am aware of some of the problems in medical research. At one time I was signing cheques for medical research in the millions of dollars. This was for…
Buying the Right Polls.
It seems to be the way you ask the questions that determines your answers. You can sure be surprised by the different answers that public opinion polls can produce. I…
What About Ontario, Justin?
No doubt many Canadians were pleased to hear that prime minister Trudeau had criticized prime minister Netanyahu of Israel for the attack on the holiest of Muslim mosques. It was…