So, the United Nations has been busy accusing Canada of various high crimes and misdemeanours, as our American friends put it. They are aided in this by many disaffected Canadians who are given a loud voice by leftish media outlets. The end result is that Prime Minister Trudeau, in order to appease the likes of … Continue reading No pontification without investigation!
Social conservative angst
It's no secret, I am sure, to anyone who follows my blog that I am NOT a social conservative. In fact, I have described myself as a social libertarian who wants the Conservative Party and, indeed, the Government of Canada, get past religiously-based issues like marriage, same-sex relationships, gay rights and abortion. I was not … Continue reading Social conservative angst
Doing the right thing, the right way
I really hope that John Ivison, writing in the Calgary Herald, is correct, and former Prime Minister Stephen Harper will remain "above the fray" in the forthcoming Conservative leadership race. People who are close to Mr Harper told Mr Ivison that "the whole business model of his firm Harper & Associates is built on remaining … Continue reading Doing the right thing, the right way
Pointless, partisan, political posturing
I saw this post on social media the other day: It must be possible to try to understand what is going on in North Africa, the Middle East and South-West Asia without trying to blame just one person for anything. With all due respect to Cangal48 and to Representative Kevin McCarthy, it is clear … Continue reading Pointless, partisan, political posturing
Not in Canada
The Globe and Mail gets it exactly right in an editorial datelined 13 January. "Britain," the editorialists tell us, "is the inventor of one of the world’s great innovations in government: a monarchy that reigns but does not rule. Canada took that system and improved it, by pushing it one step further. The Canadian monarchy … Continue reading Not in Canada
NATO in the Middle East
The situation in and around the Middle East is horrifically complex and changes fast. A couple of days ago Murray Brewster wrote, for CBC News, that "A NATO team has been meeting at the U.S. State Department in recent days to draft proposals on what an expanded alliance presence in the Middle East would like … Continue reading NATO in the Middle East
Conservative leadership, again
There is a very useful survey, by John Ibbitson in the Globe and Mail, about three potential CPC leaders ... ... Jean Charest, Erin O'Toole and Pierre Poilievre. Mr Ibbitson, a keen and respected political observer says that: "Mr. O’Toole placed a respectable third in the 2017 leadership race. He has had a life outside … Continue reading Conservative leadership, again
