“And deliver us from evil.”
That line from the Anglican version of the Lord’s Prayer is a simple request to God to keep us from being beset by that which is evil in society. Were…
Peter Lowry
A cheap shot from the cheap seats.
Remember recently when we reported on the Conservative “snore-fest” leadership race in Ontario. Can you guess who might have read our report and decided to liven things up? It’s that…
Canadians are waiting for the Hair.
The lights are on late in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The price of crude oil is less than $50 a barrel. The Canadian dollar is trading just under 80…
Oh sure, let’s blame Question Period.
The Prime Minister must be smiling. You can tell because his make-up is a bit askew. Someone told him that his favourite newspaper wants to get rid of Question Period…
Ontario’s booze battle becomes a bar brawl.
Remember in the old western movies when the bad guy would punch the hero and everyone in the bar got into the fight. That is how it feels now that…
Lord Cross-the-Pond still ponders.
Finding another commentary by Lord Cross-the-Pond, Conrad Black, in this past weekend’s National Post only proves that he really needs something serious to do. And we can assure him that…
It is recess time in the Ontario PC leadership.
It is like a middle school recess time. You should not need playground monitors but it is still a good idea to periodically look outside and make sure there are…
Is Canada racist? No. Is there racism in Canada? Yes.
The announcements of the concern about racism the other day in Winnipeg came as no surprise. That part of this country has been trying to stuff the racism genie back…
If there is Will, he will find a way.
Not being a regular reader of the Washington Post, we might not have read many columns by George F. Will. It was only when Toronto’s National Post picked up one…
The Hair regrets his fixed voting dates.
The best laid schemes of mice and Hair often go for nought. (Robbie Burns said that much better.) Fixed election dates for Canada were an easy promise to keep back…
Bobbsey twin booed by Bedouins.
They are displeased with Canada in Ramallah. Palestinians threw eggs, shoes and insults at Canada’s foreign minister the other day in the acting capital of the Palestinian State in the…
Oh, to be middle class again.
Are you old enough to remember when being middle class was the place to be? That was back when you had a detached house in the suburbs with a two-car…
What a difference a day makes in a Tory budget.
Did you see Finance Minister Joe Oliver’s dance of the seven veils last week? This guy is right in his element playing Peek-a-Boo. At least it makes more sense than…
Justin Trudeau, it’s time for statesmanship.
The handwriting on the wall is clear and unequivocal. It says “Justin Trudeau, you have been tried and found wanting.” Both the Conservatives and New Democrats are going to attack…
It is time for Ontario to grow up.
Visualize this: Ed Clark of TD Bank and former banker Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa are in Sousa’s Queen’s Park office. They have their $600 brogues up on Charles’ desk…
Wynne’s Whigs not warming to Sudbury weather.
The cold seems to bite through the thickest thermal clothing at this time of year in Sudbury. Yet the Super Stack in Copper Cliff still dominates, layering the city in…
A friendly note to the American Congress.
Hey you jerks, please do not do that for us. We do not want the Keystone XL pipeline either. Canadians who care are firmly against any pipelines that try to…
Can the Hair win whenever?
No matter when the Prime Minister decides to call the election (we will still give odds on October), the only important question is: Can he be beaten? We would advise…
Will Chief Blair also use the Nuremburg defence?
Lawyers at the disciplinary hearing over a senior Toronto police officer’s actions during the G20 fiasco want Police Chief Bill Blair called to testify. The hearing should also hear why…
Isn’t ‘journalistic integrity’ an oxymoron?
Did you know that Shaw Media has a book of standards for its journalists? It makes you wonder why. Did you know that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation used to have…