With Poilievre now chosen as leader, it is clear most of the Conservative base want to stick it to the Liberal elites and want to move closer to libertarianism. Below are my thoughts on two and why I believe party taking wrong path. Besides definition of liberal elites being vague (more on that later), I… Continue reading Liberal Elites and Libertarians

I had all along planned to write a blog on my thoughts on Poilievre becoming next Conservative leader, but with the death of the Queen, I felt I should write something on that. Even though she lived to 96, for most of us who have never known any other head of state of UK and… Continue reading Death of Queen and Poilievre becomes Conservative leader

Right now there are three different Conservative leadership races going on, one which I will vote in and two which I am not eligible for. Below are my thoughts on each of these. Alberta UCP leadership race Yesterday was deadline and today is verification whether those registered met requirements or not. For sure three have… Continue reading Three Conservative leadership races

I have been travelling throughout Europe in last month so not much chance to blog, but here are updates on major issues of the day. I will sometime in next week try to do a separate one on upcoming Conservative races in Canada, Alberta, and UK. Roe vs. Wade While no surprise, Roe vs. Wade… Continue reading Events in past month

Lots to unpack from Ontario election so below are my thoughts. On balance I am happy to see Ford get re-elected. While not perfect, I feel he was the best choice of the options and hope that he and his strong team continue to lead Canada's largest province through these difficult times. Below I will… Continue reading Ontario election post-mortem

In two days our largest province will vote and below are my thoughts on the election. It is probably fair to say the election has largely been a snoozer. No one has made any proposals that have really jumped out and interest in election seems low. Polls have also been surprisingly static with PCs leading… Continue reading Ontario election

After narrowly winning leadership review with 51.4%, Kenney decided to step down, which was right choice. With a party that divided, there was no way he could lead it going forward. However, while dumping him may help party slightly, I still stand by my prediction that Notley will win next year. There is no question… Continue reading Kenney resigns and what it means going forward

A leaked Supreme Court decision suggests US may overturn Roe vs. Wade. At this point it is only a draft one, not final, but there is a very strong likelihood it does get overturned. Below are my thoughts on what it means for US both in impacts and how it will impact elections. Then on… Continue reading Potential overturning of Roe vs. Wade

For a long time in UK, Tories were seen as the nasty party. That was a major problem from 1997 to 2010 when party lost three elections and failed to get 1/3 of the vote each time. There was a strong view its nastiness was turning people away and party was becoming one that appealed… Continue reading Why Conservatives need to stop being the nasty party

With the NDP-Liberal deal formalized, its clear Liberals are no longer the party of the centre that they were under Chretien/Martin. With Poilievre likely to be next Conservative leader, it appears Conservatives are abandoning the centre as well. I believe this is a bad thing for country and while many politicos may prefer ideological purity,… Continue reading Hollowing out of the middle and why that is a bad thing