Since Andrew Scheer has shown a strong level of stubbornness, the party is not going to win under him.  But changing leaders is only a band aid solution, the party must make changes in policy otherwise it will have a similar result in the next election.  Below are a few things I believe they should… Continue reading Steps Tories need to take to win

Having been out of the country for over three weeks, haven't blogged since the election, but here are my thoughts as a moderate small c conservative why Scheer must go as leader.  The reality is while the party increased its vote share and seats, this was an election for their taking and they failed.  Yes… Continue reading Why Scheer must go

The Liberals have been re-elected but with a minority, while Tories win popular vote but far fewer seats, so below is my take.  I will do a summary on each party, each region, and then end with final thoughts. Liberals: If you want to talk about winning in all the right places, the Liberals pretty much… Continue reading Election Post-mortem

So far early going and nothing horribly surprising, but here are my thoughts so far: Liberals: Major drop in vote, but seat wise not so bad, but unlike in 2015 where they won most by big margins, many are being decided by much smaller margins.  Still they are doing slightly better than polls and no… Continue reading Quick Atlantic update

With polls now coming in fast and furious, it looks like a nail biter with a lot of possibilities.  Yesterday I discussed my disappointment, today I will discuss what I think will happen and of the possibilities what they mean and which is best.  In terms of popular vote, I think it could go either… Continue reading Final Thoughts

To say this has been one of the most depressing elections ever is putting it mildly.  No one seems to have a bold vision or those that do have a very unrealistic one and its more about cheap vote buying and mud slinging attacks.  This is unfortunate and I must say I do not feel… Continue reading A Depressing election

Scheer has released the Tories full platform and has come under a lot of criticism of too much austerity.  The reality is even under Scheer's spending plan, spending will increase by $35 billion, but it is being called a $53 billion cut as cumulatively over 5 years will be that amount below the PBO baseline. … Continue reading Scheer Debt plan and Fiscal responsibility

Regardless of where one stands on the political spectrum, I think most can agree this has been an absolute horrible election and will be happy when its over.  No talk about serious policies to deal with the challenges we face as a country; instead its all about trying to smear the opponent and find gotcha… Continue reading Lousy Election with lousy leaders

Today a bombshell broke that Andrew Scheer is a dual citizen with the United States.  Personally I have never been a fan of dual citizenship due to potential conflicts of interest it can create, but also understand that different countries have different nationality rules so it is unavoidable sometimes.  Most of the new world uses… Continue reading Andrew Scheer’s Dual Citizenship

Liberals have finally released their much vaunted platform and despite claiming it is fiscally responsible, I believe there are major problems with this.  For starters on the revenue side, they ignore behavioral changes.  Unlike the tax hike on the top 1% in 2015, I don't have any objections to a luxury tax on expensive cars… Continue reading Liberal Platform – Fiscally reckless