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My latest: what those by-elections mean for Poilievre
Yes, the government is still the government. Yes, the Official Opposition is still the Official Opposition. Yes, the turnout was low. Yes, nothing really changed. Yes, the punditocracy reads too…
My latest: the Felon-in-Chief
Want to protect classified government documents? Tuck them in old bound volumes of legislative committee proceedings. Nobody will ever find and read them, guaranteed. Unfortunately, however, people in government have…
My latest: passion over reason
Reason over passion. Pierre Trudeau become famous for that one. Some academics claim that Trudeau actually said “reason before passion,” but it doesn’t really matter. The sentiment is clear. Namely,…
I live rent-free in Mark Bourrie’s head
Mark Bourrie is acting up again. So, here's some facts about him that were filed in Court as evidence in Bernier v. Kinsella (which Bourrie lost). Bourrie tried to get…
My latest: the war on drugs won the war on drugs
WINLAW, B.C. — At the intersection of Hwy. 33 and Winlaw Blvd., the morning shift has gathered on picnic tables closer to the road. It’s sunny and clear and early…
My latest: David Johnston’s shame
David Johnston’s astonishing decision – to conclude that Canada does not need an inquiry into Chinese interference in our democracy – will be remembered for what it doesn’t do, not…
My latest: Lametti does the right thing
Let’s give credit where credit’s due. Namely: David Lametti’s proposed bail reforms are exceptionally good. Outstandingly good. It was not always thus. Since he became Canada’s Minister of Justice, David…
My latest: China’s tentacles
It’s nothing new. It’s not unique. And it’s not just something that happens in federal politics. Chinese mauling of our democracy, and democratic institutions, that is. What has been reported…
My latest: the betrayal of the Chong family
It’s a bigger scandal. The harm facing Michael Chong’s family, that is. And it’s arguably bigger than the Aga Khan, SNC-Lavalin and the WE “charity” scandals. Each of those previous…
My latest: SkyNet is active
Artificial intelligence is a benign kind of description, isn’t it? Doesn’t sound demonic at all. So too its acronym, AI. We hear and see “AI” all the time, these days.…
My latest: NO MAGA
As in politics, as in comedy: it’s all about timing. Take MAGA, for instance (please). The Make America Great Again movement indisputably revolutionized American politics. Possibly world politics, too. Whether…