Local Lies.
Writing about American right-wing crazies the other day was not to ignore such dumbasses on our own doorstep. And the people generating false news in Canada are just as guilty…
Peter Lowry
The Science of Lies.
Newton’s Third Law says that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It seems that the lunatic fringe of Donald Trump’s America denies that law. The extremists…
Lucki’s Luck.
Comment #3 on the Rouleau Report: Commissioner Brenda Lucki of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has resigned and retired from her job. She managed to time the resignation to escape…
Federalism’s Failure.
Comment #2 on the Rouleau Report: Justice Paul Rouleau understated it in his inquiry report when he labelled our policing as dysfunctional and a failure of federalism. While he showed…
Hébert Hardly Helps.
While I have always respected Chantal Hébert’s opinion, whether written in the Toronto Star or expressed on the CBC, she lost my support in her commentary on the official languages…
B.S. By the Barrel.
The advertisement was on four full pages wrapped around the front (news section) of the Saturday Toronto Star. I have no idea what an ad such as that costs these…
Target, Ontario.
Comment #1 on the Rouleau Report: Watching Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique at the Rouleau Inquiry last November was disturbing. Here was the senior police officer for the province…
Poilievre Panders to Péquistes.
Not much is heard from the federal conservative leader these days. He is letting some of his conservative MPs take the heat. He can let his Quebec lieutenant, Pierre Paul-Hus…
Kick The Healthcare Can.
Remember as kids, a group of us would be walking to school. If one of us saw a can on top of someone’s garbage they would knock it to the…
Pay Attention, Stupid.
There must be two different types of humans. There is this very strange type who can walk around with their nose deep into whatever on their cell phone. You expect…
The Dream Job.
Get in line folks. There is still the possibility of another election in Toronto. We might need another strong mayor. The job pays more than $200,000 a year and you…
Doug Ford’s Besties.
Has the label business been slipping lately? Has the Ford family fallen on hard times? One of the premier’s daughters had a wedding celebration last year and it is surprising…
John, But Not Forgotten.
Did you know that there was a time in Canadian politics when the established news media did not report on the peccadillos of politicians? We should go back to those…
Lost Liberalism.
We have a problem in Canada. His name is Justin Trudeau. Since being handed the leadership of the liberal party in Canada back in 2013, he has dismissed the structure…
The Ups and Downs of Polls.
The paranoid parties of the Prairies are having a polling contest. They are seeing who can waste the most money on polls four months before the election. They sure are…
One Taxpayer, Many Politicians.
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to say to just one level of government: “Hey stupid, Fix it.” Instead, we have provincial governments and territories squabbling over tax point…
Cheapskates in Charge.
Did you know that Ontario is the richest province in Canada? Did you also know that it is currently being run by the cheapest politicians in Canada? The Ontario conservatives…
We Get Letters!
It is tough to be a liberal in Ontario these days. You get letters to add to your opinions. One frequent flyer with Babel-on-the-Bay wrote the other day to say…
The Ideological Cant of the Cons.
It must be so easy to be a conservative. The ideology saves you from the danger of too much thinking. You have to believe that people such as Donald Trump…
Nice is Not Enough.
It was disappointing. The coffee in my cup was just lukewarm as I finished reading a page and a half of the Toronto Star the other morning. The overly long…