It Isn’t Intelligent.
It was confusing the other day when the Toronto Star ran an opinion piece about artificial intelligence being discriminatory for black people. It was not until you read some of…
Peter Lowry
Danielle Smith Selects.
If you were wondering who else might support the Ottawa cowboy, Pierre Poilievre, as leader of the federal conservatives, you can certainly add the Wicked Witch of the West, Alberta…
A Tip Too Far.
The growing arguments about the practice of tipping for service deserve some decent airing. Having experienced the attitude towards tipping in Japan, I admit that I would be happy to…
Blaming Voting Systems.
One of Justin Trudeau’s promises in the 2015 federal election was that it would be the last time Canadians would use first-past-the-post voting. And you know how far he got…
Poilievre’s Passion.
It is hard to believe that MP Pierre Poilievre has made it as far as he has. His summer travels seem to be a cross between Adolph Hitler’s rants in…
Our Daily Bread.
Why do we have government? When did we start praying to the government to “Give us this day, our daily bread?” Is this a democratic government? It is not God,…
Modern Meetings.
If there were a few things we learned during the coronavirus pandemic, one of them is how to have better computer to computer meetings. I’ve watched the progress in this…
Promise Denied.
When the Ontario Liberals last met in conclave in Hamilton this year, the attendees were told that the upcoming leadership vote would be one-member-one vote. No doubt many of us…
Tagging Team Nate.
It was fun meeting with my local Nathanial Erskine-Smith committee (otherwise known as Team Nate) organizers earlier in last week. I did tell them I write this blog, so it…
Poilievre’s Gold-Plated List.
It makes you wonder. I never answer phony polls like those your local member of parliament sends out. They are not real polls and even if they frame it as…
Ford’s Fall Guy.
It does seem strange that Ontario municipal affairs and housing minister Steve Clark’s chief of staff Ryan Amato is currently reported to be vacationing in Italy. He might have a…
The Good Guys are Going.
Canada lost both a staunch liberal and a much-loved conservative in the past week. It is a rare situation when we wonder at how difficult it will be to replace…
“Here’s Another Nice Mess.”
You hardly expect the conservatives at Queen’s Park in Toronto to go after their own government but premier Doug Ford will be hard pressed on this goof. It is right…
Rebuilding Poilievre.
Nobody worries about polls, this far between elections, but there seem to be a lot of questions about conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. The most serious is, if this guy is…
Filling the Field.
In yesterday’s discussion of the Ontario provincial liberal leadership race, there was no dismissal of the part being played by the other three candidates. In any race of this nature,…
Picking a Liberal Winner.
Sorry, there will be no Morning Line from me on the current liberal leadership contest in Ontario. The opinion piece in the Toronto Star by Bob Hepburn last week tended…
Stupid Polls.
It is often worth a minute or so to answer the polls run by our local Barrie Today Internet Newspaper. The publication hardly gives the Toronto Star or Globe and…
Mixed Complaints.
This is something I complained about a year ago. These people who think they are doing something good by saying they are protecting Lake Simcoe and they want to stop…
No Rest for the Wicked.
It hardly seems like Ontario premier Doug Ford’s summer is going as planned. The conservative populist is neither conserving much of what he rules over nor has he improved his…
Playing the Race Card.
You go after this subject with some trepidation. I have always been proud of our multi-racial Canada. I abhor racists and their writings. I have also been paying close attention…