The banker vs. the beast
Tough act to follow. Jean Chretien, that is. Following Canada’s best-living speech-maker is a pretty tall order. Newly-minted Liberal Party leader Mark Carney was never going to beat Chretien at…
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Every Canadian needs to read this New York Times report
I’m a longtime subscriber – that’s not going to change, either, because (a) they are the official opposition in the United States and (b) they are literally the only American…
My latest: Israel’s beating heart
If countries have hearts, and they actually do, then Israel’s heart was found – for more than 500 days – at a little place called Nir Oz. That’s where an…
My latest: Canada warned of terror attack – and does little
Canada could experience a lone-wolf terror attack soon, intelligence authorities have advised the federal government – and antisemitism is overwhelmingly the motivating factor. “Amid anti-Semitic hate, an undetected lone actor…
My latest: in a dark time
As a starting proposition, I am grateful my parents are not alive to see any of this. Babies and mothers abducted and murdered, for the sin of being Jewish, and…
My latest: over the boards – and fight back
“Flooding the zone” is a football term, but it’s been appropriated by political people. In football, flooding the zone happens when a team sends a lot of receivers to one…
My latest: wake up, Team Tory
If the polls are accurate, this has never really happened before. The Conservative Party of Canada has dropped nearly 30 percentage points in six weeks. Now, in 1984, there was…
My latest: why Poilievre is in trouble
Now we know why the Tories wanted an election right away. At the start of 2025, when Justin Trudeau was still in charge, pollster Angus Reid reported that the Pierre…
Not for sale
It came! Canada’s (sovereign) future is so bright, I gotta wear shades!
My latest: not every conservative is equal
CALGARY – There are different types of conservatives. In Canada, all will be facing big tests very soon. All of them get categorized as conservatives. But in personality and style,…
My latest: who is the enemy?
One’s enemy reveals himself by degrees. Vladimir Putin’s Russia did not suddenly show itself to be the enemy of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. At dawn on that day, yes,…
My latest: political sinners
To us Catholics, there are sins of “commission” and “omission.” Sins of omission happen when we know we should have done something right, but didn’t. A sin of commission is…