Last post was about what I thought would happen, next will be what I want to happen. British Columbia 1. As much as I don't like the NDP, its probably better they don't fall this year. I feel if the government falls this year, the NDP will just win a majority so give them time… Continue reading What I hope happens in 2018

I will have a more detailed blog up in the new year on recent issues, but for now just wanted to make my political predictions now as this will be the last blog of the year. British Columbia 1. The NDP led minority government will not fall this year and John Horgan will still be… Continue reading 2018 Political Predictions

This week there have been by-elections in three separate locations so lets dive into what happened and what they mean. Canada on December 11th Here are my thoughts on each one Bonavista-Burin-Trinity: Liberals win it easily in a landslide as expected although not quite as big a blowout margin as in 2015. But to be… Continue reading By-Elections

I am back now and here is an update on my thoughts on the few things that I have happened while I was gone. To make it simple I will go by jurisdiction. British Columbia - BC government is now consulting on its move to proportional representation. I filled out the questionnaire online and while… Continue reading Politics in brief while away

I will be on vacation for the next month, visiting India so will be taking a break from blogging. I will still check in on the issues so if interested in my thoughts you can always follow me on twitter @mileslunn and with 280 characters now I can give more detailed than I could with… Continue reading Taking a break from blogging

Since I will be out of the country for the upcoming by-elections, I thought I would comment now on them and what I think they might mean. I will comment on the results once I return home and are over the jet lag so a few days after. South Surrey-White Rock: This had up until… Continue reading Upcoming by-elections

Just a quick note that Virginia and New Jersey will be having state elections today. New Jersey currently has a Republican governor and Virginia a Democrat. Both are term limited so neither is running for re-election. New Jersey looks like it will flip to the Democrats meaning they will have 16 instead of 15 governor… Continue reading State elections tonight

We now have the first blueprint of what the US tax cuts will look like, and if enacted, here are my thoughts on what it will mean for the economy, and Canada’s competitiveness.  Our taxes don’t need to be as low as in the US, but they cannot be significantly higher without having a negative… Continue reading US Tax Cuts and MSP Premium Elimination

Despite its title, this post has nothing do with Halloween, but rather the political events happening this time of year. The big news came the day before Halloween: the indictment of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, who were both part of the Trump campaign and stand accused of working in collusion with Russia. While it’s… Continue reading Halloween Politics

A quick update on the UCP leadership race. While I cannot vote in it, I would personally vote for Doug Schweitzer as my first choice followed by Brian Jean. Nonetheless I hope the UCP wins in 2019 no matter whom they choose. The reason I favour Doug Schweitzer is he is fiscally conservative while stays… Continue reading UCP leadership Race