With Omicron variant bringing COVID-19 to record highs there are a few things going on, which I plan to discuss below. First is Conservative pandering to anti-vaxxers, then vaccine tax and/or mandatory vaccines. Finally too many experts getting predictions wrong and asking for draconian policies rest of world has moved beyond. I am a small… Continue reading COVID and vaccines

As usual here are my 2022 predictions around the globe. Some countries that use PR may have early elections, but this one will only be on those who are scheduled for elections next year. With pandemic, I believe making predictions is even harder than normal. Voters are more fickle and as pandemic drags on, I… Continue reading 2022 Election predictions

2020 was no doubt a rough year for many of us, but most including myself were hoping for a better 2021. While things improved somewhat, not to extent many of us hoped for. While things were really bad at this point a year ago, many of us had hope end was near as vaccines were… Continue reading Pandemic going forward

Omicron variant is now sweeping the world and many places are bringing in new public health restrictions. Last year I had argued for lockdowns and tougher public health restrictions. This year I believe doing exact same as some are asking is wrong approach. You may ask what changed? And answer is vaccines. Lockdowns are a… Continue reading Omicron Variant and public health restrictions

Three major things have happened recently which are Trudeau appoints new cabinet, Conservatives still cannot shoot straight on vaccines, and BC Liberals block Aaron Gunn for leadership race. Below are my thoughts on each one. Today Trudeau appointed his new cabinet and I must say I was not least bit impressed, in fact quite worried.… Continue reading Late October updates

Tories lost primarily for four reasons and two were avoidable while two were not, but may not be issues next time around. Liberals have only been in power for 6 years and despite many mistakes and some dissatisfaction, fatigue has not yet set in nor are people in the throw the bums out mood yet.… Continue reading Why Tories lost and what they need to do going forward

Below blog will be on what happened and why and what this means. I will later do another blog on what the Conservatives need to do going forward so they have a shot at winning the next election. First will do a breakdown by region, then by party, then some general observations, and end with… Continue reading Election post-mortem

Tomorrow is voting day so below will first give how I plan to vote and why, then I will give my final thoughts on the election. I will give prediction later this evening or tomorrow morning when final polls come out but barring something dramatic, I feel quite confident in saying I believe the Liberals… Continue reading Final Thoughts and Endorsement

We have now entered the final week of campaigning and the election looks far from certain. I will next weekend give my final thoughts, who I plan to vote for and why. I will also give a prediction too however, right now only giving preliminary thoughts. Below will first be on what are possible governments… Continue reading Final Week

We are now in the final two weeks of campaign, but with Labour Day just ending, this is when more pay attention and will be real test. I am guessing by next week, we should have a better idea of one party is starting to break away or if more status quo in polling. We… Continue reading Final two weeks