The Death of Conservatism.
It dies with a whimper, not a scream. It collapses from within. It was unwieldy at the best of times. It never was the big tent in which few believed.…
Peter Lowry
Vote a better Ontario.
People are already voting in Ontario. And I can assure you, it is far more convenient to vote in the ten days of advance polls than to get in line…
Brits Begone.
Charles and his lovely wife Camilla are in Canada and the news media are dishing out their usual orgy of coverage. Not that the coverage will be anything like the…
Doug Doesn’t Debate.
Ontario conservative leader Doug Ford showed up at the only all-Ontario leaders’ debate Monday—book of notes in hand. It was an event designed for sociology students. It revealed more about…
“All Politics is Local.”
Doug Ford’s failure to recognize the “All politics is local” adage is likely to cost him an attorney general when they count the ballots in Barrie—Clearwater—Oro-Medonte on June 2. Putting…
The Morning Line.
Politicians are not race horses. We rarely see their workouts. They sometimes come up lame after our assessment. What we try to do is give you the best guess of…
Poilievre’s Peeve.
Ottawa area MP Pierre Poilievre has something to complain about. After his carefully choreographed campaign for the conservative leadership has led the field, he is starting to see his basic…
A Hapless Hepburn.
As a former Torontonian and a life-long Ontario resident, the Toronto Star is a tough habit to break. Like many readers, I have a difficult time reading much of Rosie…
Doug Ford’s Legacy.
The question was posed the other day as to what is Doug Ford’s legacy as premier of Ontario? It led to a lengthy discussion. In the end, the conclusion was…
Fighting for Fairness.
Thank you, thank you, to the federal Competition Bureau. It has acted where the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has not. The CRTC let Canadians down. It, quite frankly, lacks…
Ford is No Tory.
There seems to be no doubt at all that Torontonians are very pleased that Doug Ford did not defeat John Tory for mayor of Toronto eight years ago. Four years…
Liberalism Reborn.
It seems that the conservative and new democrat party leaders in Ontario are fighting a liberal party that no longer exists. They think they are fighting the Kathleen Wynne and…
The Motivated Voter.
If there is one voter who drives the pollsters and political parties crazy, it’s the motivated voter. This is the voter that will get to the polling station and vote…
Doug Ford, meet Mike Harris.
It’s unusual for a premier, who wants to continue as premier, to criticize a former premier of the same political party. Not that Ontario premier Doug Ford gives a damn.…
Voices From the Past.
It was an acrimonious and irrelevant session for this year’s federal conservative leadership contest in Ottawa the other night. The event was part of the annual ‘Canada Strong and Free…
Del Duca Emerges.
Met liberal leader Steven Del Duca the other day. He was not what I expected. He turns out to be a modest man in a rough and tumble business. I…
Now for the Nasty Stuff.
The election in Ontario might be the shortest in the history of the province, but it certainly won’t be the most courteous. How could it be? The voters are frustrated…
The ‘Don’t Care’ Politicos.
It’s election time in Ontario. And nobody cares about the environment. Oh sure, what’s his name, the green party guy is expected to complain a lot but even his seat…
Ford’s 15-Day Election.
It’s election time in Ontario and it is the shortest election in the province’s history. It will be just 15 days after the election is called that the voting starts.…
The Needed and the Needy.
A friend sent me an ad for a Brit t-shirt company known for their political opinions that certainly sums up the Ford administration in Ontario. They cost almost as much…