Hate has no home here
True story. Went to introduce myself to new neighbor. She opens door, I extend hand. She won’t take it. Invite her to our neighborhood party. She shakes head. Says Israel…
Musings
My latest: little guy, big life
Jean Chretien is turning 90 this week. And what a life he has had. Let me tell you one of my favorite Chretien stories, about just one afternoon in that…
My latest: Canada, the anti-Semitic crime gold medalist
What does it take? What does it take for police and prosecutors to do their job, that is. What does it take? Since October 7, when a modern shoah commenced,…
My latest: it’s illegal, and I don’t care who does it
Sorry, partisans, but you can’t have it both ways. January 2022: protestors start blocking Ottawa streets to make a political point. Police are ultimately used to clear them out. Some…
My latest: we don’t need that kind of education
“We don’t need no education.” It’s ironic, and telling, that the author of that 1979 Pink Floyd lyric was Roger Waters. Waters is a musician, but he is also one…
Lorna Lane
This is the last painting of 2023. It is of Lorna Lane, named after my Mom. Some days, I miss her so much, my chest hurts. Like today. The light…
My latest: Hamas’ willing co-conspirators
Two sides. One side hasn’t shot up schools for little kids. It hasn’t firebombed community centers and places of worship. Its clergy haven’t called for a deity to slaughter the…
My latest: 2023’s political winner
Picking the big winner of 2023 is easy. It’s Pierre Poilievre. At year’s end, the fledgling Conservative leader is a winner not simply because he is leading in the polls.…
My latest: ten predictions for Israel/Gaza in 2024
It’s that time of year – when columnists make predictions about the year ahead. The ones found below were written before this writer, and this newspaper, were targeted by an…
My latest: Trudeau and Hamas exchange love notes
Where were you, Mom and Dad, on the day that Hamas thanked the Trudeau government? Agreed: the day that the world’s most notorious terror group offered up video thanks to…
My latest: Montreal, hate city
MONTREAL- What the Hell is happening here? Here, in a city previously known for arts and cuisine and a decided European flair, things have gone from bad to worse.…
My latest: first they came for the Jews
Protest movements come and go. But they are quite different. These days, protest movements happen more on the Left then on the Right. There are exceptions, of course, like the…
My latest: ten reasons why it’s a ten-point spread
The polls say Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have dropped, a bit. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have gone up, a bit. How come? Ten reasons. Tories first. 1. Poilievre’s LikeAbility Gap. Every successful…
Latest. Prayed here. (Worked.)
For sale, part goes to ZAKA.
My latest: we’ve all been here before
Peace in our time. With war raging, and yet more war seeming imminent, speeches were made. Leaders gathered together, rising to leave behind some words that would be remembered.…
I loathe this “government”
There already was a ceasefire, Trudeau. Hamas broke it on October 7.