Yes, We Can.
By now we should all be tired of the naysayers who say Canada’s constitution is impossible to change. The facts are that nothing is impossible. The ultimate authority on how…
Peter Lowry
In a Land of Make Believe.
It is surreal. We live in a time of floods and fire, when Mother Nature raises her ire. We fight nonsensical wars. And we are living in a fairy tale.…
Trumping Trump.
Our Canadian news media have been slow in comparing former American president Donald Trump and the new leader of Canada’s conservative party. Maybe the media thought it could never happen…
What’s ‘Woke’.
We need some help here. I thought I had figured out that the word ‘woke’ just meant you had awakened to something. Now I hear that the new leader of…
‘Send in the Clowns’?
When Steven Sondheim wrote “Send in the Clowns” for the musical “A Little Night Music,” it was not about circus clowns. It is a haunting song about the mistakes we…
The Quest for Quebec.
The Quebec liberals have something the Ontario liberals lack. It is leadership. They have leader Dominique Anglade and she is busy doing her job in the current election campaign in…
The Anguish of Anger.
The new conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has told the news media that he does not pivot. That presents an interesting problem for his speech writers as we head down the…
Darkness Falls.
They say that bad luck runs in threes. The Queen died last week. Justin Trudeau said he was staying as leader of the liberals for the next election. And Pierre…
A Farewell to the Royals.
It was sad to hear of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. She was a remarkable lady. What intrigues me about the whole business is the antipathy many people feel…
The Stalking Horse.
The stalking horse is a strategy that has been used in politics over the past 200 years. A stalking horse in politics appears to be a candidate for an office…
The Hypocrisy of Premier Ford.
Has Ontario premier Ford found out that organized labour matters? As much as it might gall some Ontario voters, there were conservative members of the Ontario legislature in Labour Day…
Protesting Protests.
Every day someone, somewhere has come up with something new to protest. Maybe there needs to be licensing arrangements for protests before it gets completely out of hand. The latest…
Is Conservative Winter Coming?
In viewing the Netflix Game of Thrones, I always felt the chill in the dire prediction that Winter was coming. In a mix of medieval knights, giants and fire breathing…
Trudeau’s Choice.
It looks like the churn is working but that is hardly butter we are getting. There is a demand for change in Canada and it need not be change for…
The Matches of the Month.
September is promising to be the most exciting and maybe the most terrifying month for political liaisons Canadians have seen for a while. It was kicked off by the reported…
What Open Border?
I was trying to figure out the ArriveCAN app today and I think this border-crossing nonsense would be appropriate for a police state but it really does not belong between…
Welcome Back Chrystia.
It looks like the kids have forgotten their manners since finance minister Chrystia Freeland was at home in Alberta. For someone to accost her and spew invective at her is…
Old School, Eh!
Say what you like about us older Canadians, but ours were the golden years. I will never forget the convenience of getting a passport for the wife overnight. And I…
The Confidence of the CAQ.
Welcome to the opening salvoes of the 2022 Quebec provincial election. In his opening announcement, premier François Legault was telling the news media that he is running on his identity…
Bickering about Billions.
It is Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce versus the teachers and support workers. All the parents want is labour peace and education for their children. After the past two years…