Normally every ten days, I will give an update on state of US election. However with little polling and few shifts, the answer is not much has happened here. Only change I would make is I would give Trump North Carolina instead of Biden, but its always been close all along so really unless a… Continue reading Erin O’Toole next Tory leader, Chrystia Freeland next Finance minister

It's now official, Kamala Harris will be Biden's running mate and a fairly good chance she becomes next vice-president.  If she does become vice-president, she will be the first woman to ever occupy this position.  On balance I think this was a good choice and while initially I was skeptical of her, I had been… Continue reading Biden’s VP Pick – Kamala Harris

I plan to every ten days until US election do an update on state of race.  On the presidential front, not much has happened and state of race is more or less the same as 10 days ago.  As such this will focus more on senate since if Biden wins White House but Democrats don't… Continue reading 90 Days until US election

In 100 days and a few hours, the first polls will close and depending on closeness, good chance we will find out who will be president of the US for next four years.  Below is a summary of where we are at and where things could go.  Without question, if an election were held today,… Continue reading 100 days until US election

Based on recent polls and all the problems in the US, many have come to the conclusion Trump is finished. There is no question that if an election were held today, Trump would lose. He is trailing in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona and Florida, tied in North Carolina and Ohio, while barely ahead in Texas,… Continue reading Is Trump Toast?

After giving it a lot of thought, I have decided that I will be endorsing Peter MacKay as the next Conservative leader and hopefully next prime-minister although admit latter is going to be a steep hill to climb. But if any of the Tory leaders can beat Trudeau, it is Peter MacKay. Below I will… Continue reading My choice for next Conservative leader: Peter MacKay

Today Erin O'Toole has released his full platform https://erinotoole.ca/platform/. Just waiting for Peter MacKay to release his at which point I plan to give my endorsement for next Conservative leader and hopefully next prime-minister. Liked a lot of the ideas, but felt the tone was a little too nasty. Yes Liberals and progressives have a… Continue reading Erin O’Toole releases Platform

Here are my reactions to the recent murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, and yes it was a murder not an accident 1. This was once again another case of a Black man dying due to police brutality. 2. Police officer who did this needs to be at absolute minimum charged with… Continue reading George Floyd murder and subsequent unrest

NDP have agreed to allow Liberal government to shut down parliament until mid September after they agreed to grant all workers 10 paid sick days. Despite the fact this falls under provincial jurisdiction and thus no obligation for any province to implement this, I believe closing parliament in these tough times is a bad idea.… Continue reading Parliament Shut down wrong

With the next Tory leader to be decided this August, the party faces a real conundrum: is it still possible to win both the leadership race and the next election?  The conservative base has always been to the right of the median voter, but a decade ago there was still enough overlap that a skilled… Continue reading Tory leadership Conundrum