Two things to update, which are the court decision on Transmountain Pipeline and potential ban of assault weapons and hand guns. Transmountain Pipeline The court ruling was a huge disappointment and must be appealed.  The decision on the pipeline has dragged on way too long and just plays into the idea BC and Canada are… Continue reading Quick Political update pre-Labour Day

Putting aside Maxime Bernier's sudden departure, here are my thoughts on a few of the resolutions passed and/or defeated. Tax Changes I do support simplifying the tax code as well as having a non-partisan commission similar to the Carter commission do a thorough review so disappointed those didn't pass.  I do support making the tax… Continue reading Conservative Convention

Mexico and the United States appear to have reached a deal on NAFTA.  While the devil is in the details, I believe both the government and some conservatives are not handling this well.  In the case of the government, I agree we shouldn't just give Trump whatever he wants, but we should be at the… Continue reading NAFTA update

My thoughts on Maxime Bernier leaving are good riddance.  Clearly he cared more about himself and was not a team player.  As for the party not being pure enough, maybe that is because they want to win and in Canada you win by being close to the centre not on the fringes.  Will it hurt… Continue reading Maxime Bernier’s new party

A few days ago, Trudeau called a women in Quebec a racist after heckling and her asking a question on the cost of illegal/irregular border crossings.  It turns out the women was a white supremacist so his comments about calling her racist made some sense, but did he know in advance her background or was… Continue reading Identity Politics

Okay here are my thoughts on a few things happening. Justin Trudeau's comments on women who asked a question on immigration I believe Trudeau handled this quite poorly.  It is not racist to ask about the cost of illegal/irregular border crossers and he could have simply said we have an international obligation to process anyone… Continue reading Mid August political update

Canadian Political scene The big news is the recent diplomatic show down with Saudi Arabia.  While probably not best to tweet foreign policy, I am generally supportive of our government's stance.  I have long been critical of Western countries in general and their coziness with Saudi Arabia which is a major sponsor of terrorism and… Continue reading Quick Political update

It seems the Ford administration has been quite busy implementing its agenda so perhaps maybe every few days I will have to update on what is going on.  But below is my thoughts on a few of the recent changes. Municipal Elections I think what Ford did with changes to the number of wards in… Continue reading Brief Ontario political update

I have been rather busy recently, so I haven’t posted any updates on the political scene, but below is a summary of my thoughts on the big issues. Ontario Politics Doug Ford has gotten off to a fast start, moving quickly to implement his Conservative agenda, and so far my feelings are mixed..  On the… Continue reading July Politics Update

A bit dated as I was on vacation for the last three weeks overseas, but here is my take on the Ontario election and also the cabinet Doug Ford put together.  As known from my previous posts, I am no fan of Doug Ford, but I do believe the outcome was a good outcome considering… Continue reading Ontario Election Post-mortem