When Losers Are Choosers.
If there is one thing consistent among conservatives in Canada, it is the way they choose their leaders. There were six candidates for leader in the latest round in Alberta.…
Peter Lowry
The Evil Twins?
Let’s hear it for Ford and Legault. The premiers of both Ontario and Quebec sailed through elections this year with increased majorities. It seems the anger of the voters was…
We Need Class Actions.
It is the arrogance of the oil industry that really causes the problems. We need generations of citizens building on the work of those environmentalists who have gone before. It…
The Other Kind of Truss.
They never learn, do they? They are a never-ending line of false economists preaching the same fool’s gospel. They could be a Reagan, a Thatcher, a Truss or a Poilievre.…
Troubled Paradise.
It was a triumvirate of Bitove, Rivett and Peterson. The two young entrepreneurs and their eminence gris, David Peterson, the former premier of Ontario. Jordan Bitove, fresh from his family’s…
Dreamed-of Day-Care.
It looks like out of all his missteps over the summer the most serious for Ontario parents was when premier Doug Ford gave the $10-A-Day Care file to MPP Stephen…
The Demeaning of Democracy.
Setting sights on local politics the other day, was a severe disappointment. I was fooled by the democracy Barrie enjoyed with the mayor we had for the past 12 years.…
Armed To The Teeth.
Watch what you say in Alberta partner. That province has enough guns to go to war and lacks a sensible government to prevent it. Between the lunatic fringe vying to…
Delusions of the NDP.
That did it. The federal new democrats think they can ingratiate themselves with Quebec voters by supporting bigotry and economic deprivation. As Puck said in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream:…
Leave ‘Em Laughing.
If you live in Ontario, you need to pay attention to premier Doug Ford. If you don’t, he and his conservatives could bankrupt us. He has totally screwed our healthcare…
In Sheep’s Clothing.
Nor does the leopard change his spots. The news media seem to think that the new leader of the conservatives in parliament has discovered his nicer self. We can expect…
The Sweet Spot.
When the new leader of Canada’s conservatives made his debut confrontation across the aisle from the prime minister, it was more of a touchy-feely session than a gun fight in…
Poilievre’s ‘Woke.’
The word ‘woke’ is not all that new. Its use is taking a roller-coaster ride. Young people tend to use it in the sense of becoming aware of societal errors…
Battles of Brampton’s Brown.
There is not much excitement forecast for the upcoming municipal elections in Ontario on October 24. The exception is likely to be the mayoralty in Brampton. The current mayor, Patrick…
Carbon-Capture Conservatives.
It is becoming obvious now that carbon-based fuels exploiters in Canada are going to hang their hats on carbon-capture technologies—if they can just get governments to pay for it. For…
Trudeau Sings?
We obviously have a multi-talented prime minister. It turns out he can sing as well as do blackface. Or was this a complaint about his singing? I know how it…
An Experiment in Democracy.
OK, I am going to recant, briefly, here. I think they should have proportional voting in Quebec. I admit to the heresy that I am spouting but I think the…
The New Politics?
In writing recently about the similarities of Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump, I kept walking around the obvious. Putting a political label on either of them is difficult. The truth…
Ford Forges On.
It really is amazing. How come so many smart people in Ontario can elect such a dumb-ass premier? He really is, you know. Doug Ford would have difficulty finding a…
Lessons in Economics.
It was regrettable that Justin Trudeau did not have room on his plane to take the new conservative leader to London. I was thinking that Justin could take in the…