Two days ago the federal budget was brought down while yesterday the provincial budget here in BC. The BC one was largely a snoozer. Deficit slightly lower than expected, but nothing significant thus little to write about. Does however say time to get to balance is difficult to predict and will have better handle on… Continue reading Federal Budget

In past two days, two conservative leaders have done things that will anger base but not appease critics so below is my thoughts on both of those. I have mixed feelings on O'Toole's climate plan while support Ontario's lockdown but believe it should have been done much sooner. O'Toole has at least developed a real… Continue reading Erin O’Toole climate change plan and Ontario Lockdown

Today Yukoners go to the polls and in a few hours we should find out who wins. Due to its small population and difficulty of polling, tough to poll and any guess is a fool's errand. Nonetheless if forced to make a guess; mine would be a Liberal majority. Reason I predict that is Yukon… Continue reading Yukon Election

Today, the supreme court handed down their ruling on the carbon tax and they ruled in a 6-3 decision it was constitutional. At this point, provinces opposed would be wise to adopt their own carbon tax instead of having the federal government impose one and yes use revenue in short term to pay down deficit… Continue reading Supreme Court carbon tax ruling

Tory convention on balance may have had lots of good parts that could in theory help party, but like with anything, other than a few political junkies, few pay attention to it. What matters is front page headlines and on that front, convention was an unmitigated disaster and will just making winning next election even… Continue reading Tory Convention and Lockdowns

On March 12th, it appears voting will end in Newfoundland but could be several days before we know final results. Either way with Atlantic Canada largely avoiding the worst of the covid-19, I am pretty confident the Liberals will win a majority. Question becomes how big. In terms of endorsement, I would probably vote for… Continue reading Newfoundland election and Tory rut

Four provinces are easing lockdowns and beginning to re-open while we are way behind on vaccines. Below are my thoughts on the two of them and why I believe it is a bad idea to loosen lockdowns and why federal government is failing us on vaccines. Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec thanks to strict rules… Continue reading Lockdowns and Vaccines

After watching the riot on capitol hill, it made me reflect on how did we get to this? I realize Canada is not the United States, but I've always said on any policy, we can learn from what works elsewhere (not just in US but anywhere) and what doesn't work. And I have come to… Continue reading Why I can no longer support the Tories

Last few days have had some pretty big news in US. First Trump was caught on a phone call trying to bully Republican secretary of state Brad Raffensberger to find him 11,780 votes so he could win state. Next day, Democrats to my pleasant surprise win both Georgia run-offs and by bigger margins than Biden… Continue reading Georgia Runoff and Chaos in Washington

Below are my predictions for 2021. Off course a lot of caveats as how the rollout of vaccine goes could play a big role and those who handle it well should benefit while those who botch it could be hurt badly, so a lot of this goes on idea of an average rollout. Canada Three… Continue reading 2021 Political predictions