Help, Help!
Excuse me, I’m a Canadian and I’m confused. All I know is that if I drive down to the closest border crossing to the United States of America and park…
Peter Lowry
Tories Tell Us It’s Over.
It has been a tough two years of the pandemic but interim federal conservative leader Candice Bergen tells us it is all over. Isn’t it wonderful? She says that Omicron…
A Politicized Pandemic?
Joël Lightbound, MP for the Quebec City riding of Louis-Hëbert did something rare for a liberal MP the other day. He spoke openly to the Ottawa news media. He was…
Fomenting Fascism.
The Toronto Star editors have lost control of the family newspaper. Starting with an albeit confusing mix of sections, writing 2000 or more words per news item, where 500 would…
Creating Chaos.
Who gains? What can possibly emerge from the deliberate chaos created across our Canada? Our police appear weak and ineffective. Our leaders are missing in action. Our healthcare workers are…
Boy Blue Blows his Bugle.
Pierre Poilievre is in. To the surprise of few, the conservative politician wants the leadership of his conservative party. And they will hardly need a vote as long as Poilievre’s…
It Must Be Ottawa Humour.
There is something of a personal relationship that develops with organizations you have had a share in creating. I have always had that kind of a relationship with the Canadian…
‘Leave ‘Em Laughing.’
To borrow the title of an old Laurel and Hardy short film, you have to admit that reporter Tonda MacCharles of the Toronto Star’s Ottawa Bureau has a sense of…
The Problem is the Party.
Canada’s conservative and liberal parties are what is often described as “Big Tent” political parties. It means the parties try to include a wide range of political views for their…
The Business of Business.
It was about 40 years ago when I first heard Frank Stronach, creator of Magna International, speak. I liked some of what he said and puzzled over the rest. What…
A last word on trucks.
It was a long time ago when my son was learning to talk. He talked earlier than many little boys. He talked loudly. Yet he did not start with Momma…
Chantal can be wrong.
Having always admired Chantal Hébert’s ability to analyze the Quebec political scene, does not necessarily mean she fully understands Ontario politics. For the Toronto Star columnist to buy into the…
Boy Blue in Waiting.
It seems the news hounds and pundits have made up their minds: they expect Pierre Poilievre, MP from Carleton, to be ready to accept the conservative crown after Erin O’Toole…
Don’t Bet on a Minority.
Politicos and observers are doing some wishful thinking to believe there is likely to be a minority government after Ontario’s June provincial election. Voters are faced with three major party…
Pierre’s Peculiar Pedagogy.
Watching the CBC’s Power and Politics recently, provided a good example of how Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre uses language to manipulate and convince the uninformed. It is not just his…
Truckers Rolling Over O’Toole.
Who says that Canadians will not contribute millions of dollars to stupidity? It was a treat the other day to read Althia Raj’s column in the Toronto Star on the…
A Caravan of Hate.
They are driving across our country and the anger is growing against them. These fools and their backers are doing nothing but building anger and frustration across the country. Truckers…
Remembering Fraser Kelly.
Fraser Kelly died last week. Our friendship was never that close, but our paths crisscrossed over the years. He was chasing politics as a reporter and editor for the old…
Levering Legault.
If there is one thing all politicians need to understand, it is that a margin of one or two per cent in opinion polls is meaningless. A strong breeze can…
The Time of the Turtle.
With the upcoming provincial election in Ontario, liberal leader Steven Del Duca is starting to get some television coverage. Watching him talk on TV, he still reminds me of a…