I was looking back over 2,600+ posts over almost five and a half years, and I realized that I have been repeating myself too often. Some things, a few things, do bear repeating but it seems to me that I have said my piece and you have all been patient and, mainly, kind in reading…… Continue reading Thanks for reading …
Whither the SoCons?
Almost four years ago I suggested that there was room, on the Canadian political spectrum, for four national parties: Today’s NDP, with much better leadership, should, I suggested, be able to regularly win between 15 to 35 seats and even more, now and again;The centrist Liberal and the equally centrist Conservatives should, regularly, again, win…… Continue reading Whither the SoCons?
Let them in
When the proposed $20 Billion merger of Shaw into Rogers was first announced, a few days ago, my initial reaction was: Rita Trichur, writing in the Globe and Mail, explains that: First, Rogers’ “friendly deal to acquire Shaw for $20.4-billion was inevitable. Their long-standing agreement to not compete in each other’s respective home turf (Rogers…… Continue reading Let them in
A constitutional alternative
Campbell Clark, writing in the Globe and Mail, a couple of days ago, said, “Canada’s constitutional system makes it nearly impossible to get rid of the monarchy … [it is one of those things that takes the unanimous consent of all Canadian parliaments and legislatures] … But one day it is going to be unavoidable…… Continue reading A constitutional alternative
Sad, but true
So, an old friend posted this, without further comment, on social media: I agree, and I have only one further comment: for me, that’s because of the Trudeaus, père et fils … … who reshaped the Canada built by generations under Macdonald, Laurier, Borden and St Laurent into something weak and timid that none of…… Continue reading Sad, but true
A more fitting symbol
An old friend, another old soldier but one, unlike me, with a sense of humour said, on a social media site, that the Liberal government’s new symbol will be a condom because it more accurately reflects the government’s electoral priorities. A condom, he explained, allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a…… Continue reading A more fitting symbol
Pathetic
During most of 2020 the Canadian media was fascinated by one thing: how poorly Donald Trump’s USA was doing at managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to the GOB ~ the Great Orange Buffoon ~ Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response looked positively … well, if not good ~ compared to, say, Australia or South Korea…… Continue reading Pathetic
The problem is simple enough
One of the problems facing Canadians, especially those who live in cities, is easy enough to understand: gangs, often gangs of armed young people, mostly young men and too often young aboriginal men or “people of colour,” are engaged in criminal activities and they are often at war with other gangs and they use guns,…… Continue reading The problem is simple enough
Thank you, Captain Obvious
There was a big, mostly virtual, conference on security and defence issues in Ottawa last week. As is so often the case the keynote speaker was “Captain Obvious.” In fact, though, I was a bit surprised that the Trudeau regime allowed Deputy Minister of National Defence Jody Thomas, the person in DND who is responsible…… Continue reading Thank you, Captain Obvious
CANZUK, again.
Nigel Wright, who was Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper (and who resigned when it was discovered that he used his own money to repay some of Senator Mike Duffy’s misappropriated expenses) and is now the (London based) Senior Managing Director of the multi-billion dollar Onex Corporation, says, in a piece published by…… Continue reading CANZUK, again.
