I am a small c conservative, but must say I have been watching in dismay the way the party is acting and fear they are just throwing away the next election.  Rather than trying to broaden appeal while still remain centre-right, they seem to want to double down on appealing to their base and strongholds. … Continue reading Tories need to get their act together if they don’t want to throw away another Election

With COVID-19 in full swing, one of the big questions are when will this end and what will the impacts be.  If things go well, I believe by late May we can begin a gradual re-opening, but note gradual.  Until we have a vaccine I doubt things will fully return to normal and even then… Continue reading COVID-19 and impacts

With COVID-19, much of my focus has been on that so no new blogs, however tomorrow I will write one on possible economic and political implications.  Obviously at this point still a lot of speculation, but what we can say is this is a life changing event and while many things will return to normal,… Continue reading Sanders drops out and Keir Starmer elected Labour leader

Global News has just confirmed that federal government wants to give itself unilateral power to raise and cut taxes without parliamentary approval until December 2021.  This is an outrageous abuse of power and absolutely must not be allowed.  Trying times likes these are where parties should be working together, not times where governments should try… Continue reading Emergency Act taxing powers

Things are happening so fast that what I write here will probably be out of date in a few days.  Nonetheless, COVID-19 is growing like wildfire in North America and its important for people to heed warnings.  In terms of government handling, I think they've done a good job but made some mistakes.  Nonetheless, we… Continue reading Coronavirus Update

With the Coronavirus causing many businesses to lose customers and many people not able to work, the government will need to take action here.  I have been very critical of their decisions to run deficits during good times and I think what we have now shows why you should run surpluses during good times so… Continue reading Upcoming Budget

The Coronavirus is taking the turn for the worst.  While events are happening quickly and no one knows how this will turn out, I do believe there are certain steps we can take.  I agree with the recommendation of some provincial governments to avoid all non-essential travel outside the country including to the US.  I… Continue reading Coronavirus

With slow growth, oil prices falling, and Coronavirus we are likely heading for a recession if we are not already in one.  The crashing oil prices are likely to be bad news for Alberta economy and to a lesser extent nationally.  In the case of Alberta, I really don't see how the government can balance… Continue reading Oil Prices crash and possible recession

Elizabeth Warren has dropped out after finishing third in her home state of Massachusetts.  This is no surprise as she really had no path to winning the nomination.  The question becomes what is the impact.  She is a progressive so should help Bernie Sanders a bit, but unlike Sanders still more establishment and also wanted… Continue reading Elizabeth Warren drops out and Kenney endorses O’Toole

It was a great night for Joe Biden who not only won all the states I predicted, but even won Massachusetts and might win Maine.  For sanders it won't be quite as bad as headlines on delegate count as he will win California and while losing Texas, only slightly behind there so almost equal in… Continue reading Super Tuesday