I will write a longer blog post on my endorsement and why once all the candidates have declared, but with Christine Elliott now entering, I believe she is a better choice than all those in and who are thinking of running. So while I cannot vote in it since I no longer live in Ontario.… Continue reading My Endorsement for the Ontario PC leadership race

While here in the West Coast we have a relative tame and stable BC Liberal leadership race, quite a different story is going down in my former province of Ontario with the Progressive Conservatives. It seems every hour something new comes up so rather than discussing each event, I will summarize the three things I… Continue reading Fallout for Ontario PCs

With the BC Liberal leadership race coming up this weekend, below is how at the moment I plan to rank the candidates. Unlike the Conservative leadership race where my first choice was easy, this was not an easy one. We have five outstanding candidates and anyone of them I could fully support in a general… Continue reading Preliminary BC Liberal leadership rankings

I will have another blog out soon on the BC Liberal leadership race. It turns out Doug Ford is running for the Ontario PC leadership race. This shows he puts his own ego ahead of the party or province. I hope the party massively rejects this guy and if they are stupid enough to choose… Continue reading Quick Update

Now that I've had the evening to think about the explosive allegations in Ontario, here are my thoughts below. First I will talk about the party, but last but not least I want to talk about what this means for society in general as I believe that is more important than any political implications. How… Continue reading Resignation and allegations of Patrick Brown

Based on the explosive allegations against Patrick Brown, I believe he has no choice but to resign as PC leader of Ontario. He may very well be not guilty, that will be decided in a court of law, but anyone running for premier must not have even mere suspicion of such behaviour. For both the… Continue reading Patrick Brown needs to resign as PC leader

My last post was about stopping the Americanization of our politics, but this one is about how those who oppose or support Europeanization are totally misfiring. Both sides are going on the assumption that Europe is considerably more left wing than Canada, when in fact most evidence suggests that is not at all the case.… Continue reading Europeanization is not what people think it is

Many on the right and the left seem to be replicating political actions that are happening south of the border without taking into consideration that Canada is a very different country than the US. By all means, look at what works and what doesn't in the US, but also take into consideration the differences of… Continue reading Stop the Americanization of Canadian politics

On February 3, 2018, BC Liberal members will vote on whom they want to be the next leader and hopefully the next premier too. I have still not decided yet, but I have narrowed it down to three choices so below is my choices from last to the top three. 6. Sam Sullivan - He… Continue reading BC Liberal leadership race decision

Unlike my other blog posts that have been on specific events, this post is focused on a general theme that I am noticing in politics. Increasingly, our political discourse seems to be based on emotions, while the evidence is being ignored. This phenomenon is not unique to one side of the spectrum; because you see… Continue reading Facts Vs. Feelings