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

No one cannot say 2020 was a dramatic year. Back in January when making predictions, I don't think many thought we would be thrown into a global pandemic in 2 months that would upend our whole lives. Politically my predictions were still not that bad but definitely some things turned out a bit differently. Tomorrow… Continue reading Year in Review

A vaccine is coming soon so light at end of tunnel but cases are rising at too high a rate that I am afraid we have no choice but a lockdown The rate of increases are too high and we will hit levels Europe has within next month (they waited too long for lockdowns) and… Continue reading Time for Lockdowns here in Canada

The election is over and while closer than many thought, Biden has won and Trump has lost. His refusal to concede is extremely problematic and he needs to do the right thing and concede and allow for Biden transition to begin. If race is close enough, a candidate has right to ask for a recount,… Continue reading Trump has lost he needs to concede and allow for a smooth transition

Below are some observations in point form. I will have a bigger write up once everything is said and done, but below are preliminary thoughts. I will give more on policy implications later and also Trump's refusal to concede and make transition smooth. Polls were off - Biden won as polls predicted, but Trump clearly… Continue reading Thoughts on US election