Is Justin Trudeau Risking Defeat By Supporting Women’s Rights?
I've always suspected that the toxic Trudeau haters who swarm all over this country like foul smelling roaches, despise Trudeau for more than just his policies.And that many who claim…
Election 2019
The Day The Cons Lost The Abortion Battle
Ever since he became Con leader I have been warning that Andrew Scheer is a political leader unlike any this country has ever known.Warning that he is a scary religious…
Fighting Back Against the Con Smear Machine
With less than five months to go before the election, one thing at least seems clear to me. The Cons are not only leading in the polls. They're winning the…
It’s Europe Calling, Justin. You Might Want to Take This. No? Okay.
The EU elections showed that voters are abandoning old school politics and the same old, same old. Small wonder. Right wing populists appear to be the big winners but also…
Will Doug Ford Cost Andrew Scheer’s Cons the Next Election?
When Doug Ford became the premier of Ontario, Andrew Scheer was so excited he treated him like his new best friend forever.It was going to be the Great Alliance, with…
Andrew Scheer and the Abortion Question
Andrew Scheer has always tried to avoid saying anything that might reveal how he really feels about the abortion question, and the rights of women. And with good reason.For if…
The Lowest-Common Denominator Minority Legislature #nlpoli
An inherently unstable minority legislature where the parties have a history of finding political agreement through public spending is not exactly a recipe for tough decisions. There is something seductively…
The 1908 Election all over again #nlpoli
You will hear a lot of spin about Thursday’s election result. Doesn’t matter where it is coming from. It is all spin and all spin is bullshit. Thursday night’s election…
Poor Ed’s Almanac – a hot summer is coming #nlpoli
The prospect of a minority government coupled with the need to pass a budget in the legislature after the election could produce a long, hot summer of political manoeuvring. Mainstreet…
"We’ve Run Out of Elections to Waste" – McKibben
Bill McKibben has a warning – “We’ve run out of elections to waste – this is the last chance to make a difference on climate change.” McKibben, of 350.org, has…
Is This Andrew Scheer’s Biggest and Most Disgusting Lie Ever?
As we all know, or should know, Andrew Scheer is a serial liar who mangles or mutilates the truth all the time.He's a religious fanatic who can't even respect the…
The Abacus Poll for Election 2019 #nlpoli
The chart below looks like there has been a huge jump up and down in “no choice” and a corresponding big change in party choice but actually there is some…
Election 2019 – First Poll #nlpoli
While the MQO poll shows the Liberals in the lead, a new poll from Abacus – released with an hour of this appearing – will likely show that since the…
Why Andrew Scheer Will Never Have A Climate Plan
It's been about a week since Andrew Scheer shocked many Canadians by announcing that he now believes that climate change is a real problem.For obvious reasons. A few more inches…
The Financial Reality of Election 2019 #nlpoli
The reality confronting any administration after May 16 is the same regardless of which party wins the election. The government is unlikely to balance the budget in 2022, regardless of…
Andrew Scheer’s Scary Climate Change Nightmare
For Andrew Scheer it must have seemed like a religious revelation, of the very wrong kind. The kind born in the hell of his own making.For years he has tried…
Voter Turn-out and Popular Vote Shares of Parties, 1949 – 2019 #nlpoli
Election turn-out has been declining steadily for provincial elections since the mid-1990s. The 2019 general election is on track to show a record low turn-out at 44% of eligible voters.…
Where do elections come from? #nlpoli
From fixed election dates to the number of candidates that run in an election, what Newfoundlanders and Labradorians believe about one of the basic institutions of their democracy is as…
The Scheer Cons and the New Far Right Extremists
For years I have warned that hate was on the rise in Canada. And I should know since I first started fighting the hate mongers and other bullies when I…