Fighting Past Battles.
With due respect for the Toronto Star’s Chantal Hébert, we should only fight past battles with tiny toy soldiers. I was sorrily disappointed the other day when Chantal waded once…
Peter Lowry
Putting It to the Man.
As a youngster growing up in Toronto, hard on the heels of the Second World War, we had to take our lessons in bigotry in very large doses. And we…
Time, Tide and Schreiner.
It is too bad the Toronto School Board wants to switch Grade 12 literature from Shakespeare and Dickens to native Canadian writers. There will just be another demarcation in where…
The Peaking of Poilievre.
We used to worry in political campaigns about when we peaked. This was a point when you could not get any further up the hill and had started going back…
Leave Mr. Schreiner alone.
We have lots of good people with leadership potential in the liberal party. Why go for the only guy willing to take on the Ontario Green Party? The Green Party…
When Hypocrites Fight.
The Ontario government wants Ottawa liberals to back off in criticizing Ontario’s plans to build 50,000 homes in the Ontario Greenbelt. It shows that hypocrites never know when the other…
Hazel McCallion Dies at 101.
There has been a recall for the Hazel McCallion brand of politician. The former mayor of Streetsville, Ontario and the mayor of Mississauga has passed on. She earned the sobriquet…
Poilievre’s Poison.
It’s pocketbook economics. Poilievre has found that if you distort the scenario just enough, it serves various purposes. If you imply that the Bank of Canada is at the beck…
Ford’s Innovation?
If the business of the province is to deliver healthcare to its citizens, then why is the federal government butting in? What if Doug Ford’s version of Medicare is different…
The Wildest of Wildrose.
She’s backkkkk and the rest of Canada can stand back in shock. Danielle Smith of Wildrose fame is back. And she is running strong. It took Jason Kenney to prepare…
A Retreat to the Core.
The cabinet of Justin Trudeau’s liberals is in retreat to Hamilton, Ontario. They are at the heart of Ontario’s strength and Canada’s weakest point. It is all said by the…
There Came a Dark Rider.
Behold the new, the quiet Pierre Poilievre, the leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. The braggart of Carleton riding is now resident in Stornoway. His next stop is the prime…
It’s a Political Down Time.
At this time of year, we get a lot of introspective about politics, mainly because there is not much else to write about. Yes, I know that no two snowflakes…
Physician, heal thyself.
It is not my custom to quote the Bible. Yet I have watched closely what has been happening with health care in Ontario. It is a disgrace. The conservative government…
Brave, important, responsible?
There was a short item in the Toronto Star yesterday about my old friend Hazel McCallion. I have known Hazel for more than 50 years and I think she just…
Will Rouleau Clear the Air?
This is just one more reason to hate January. Waiting for February seems longer this year. We are expecting to hear from Ontario Justice Paul Rouleau in February. He is…
If Ford is Right?
It seems wrong to say I rarely read Rosie DiManno in the Toronto Star—and in the same breath—say I rarely disagree with her. Maybe it is her way with the…
Poilievre, Meet Smith!
You do know that the Carleton Cowboy, Pierre Poilievre, is from Alberta, do you? And as he is now leader of the federal conservatives, he has moved into Stornoway—the opposition…
If My Help Could Help?
The Ontario liberals are going to be planning a leadership contest in the next while. Liberalism is at a crossroads in the province. I think there is the talent available…
Honour Your Father.
This is a message to the Woke Generation. Yah you, you assholes. How dare you dishonour our county’s past? There is a strange structure in front of the Ontario Legislature…