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

This will be my last post before the election.  I am on vacation until July 1st so may not give a post mortem until then although if there is a business centre at the hotels I am staying at, I will try to give one.  It appears the NDP surge has leveled off so at this… Continue reading Ontario Election Final Thoughts

This was a big shocker to many, but much less so to myself.  I actually always thought this might happen especially with the current polls.  While perhaps unprecedented in Ontario politics, a similar thing happened out here on the West Coast 17 years ago.  Ujjal Dosanjh's NDP was trailing by over 40 points and polling… Continue reading Kathleen Wynne Concedes

As most of you will know from my previous posts, I am totally 100% pro-pipeline but I believe the federal government buying the Kinder Morgan Pipeline is a foolhardy decision.  This will just cost taxpayers $4.5 billion and make Canada a less attractive place for investment.  The proper thing they should have done is declare… Continue reading Feds buy Kinder Morgan Pipeline