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Canadian Democracy
There are aspects of Canadian democracy that baffle outsiders. Independence referenda probably top the list. Twice residents of Quebec have been asked whether they want the province to become an independent country. Twice the voters have chosen to stay, through in 1995 it was a pretty narrow margin. Next month voters in Alberta will go […]
Not Really Funny
I was thinking of collecting the best humor online about the Canada-US trade war, the tariffs leveled by the USA ,and the Canadian retaliation. Problem was, I couldn’t find anything really funny to share. Still, there were a few images I found mildly amusing. I am sharing them today, trying to add some levity to […]
Twenty-five Years Later
I was walking along the beach in Maine last month when this thought came unbidden to my mind. “If the USA were attacked today like they were on September 11, 2001, would other countries come to their aid?” Twenty-five years ago today the US suffered the worst terrorists attack in its history. More than three […]
Food For Thought America
Kinda speaks for itself, doesn’t it?
Friday’s Questions
“We defend Canada for nothing. We don’t get anything. They don’t pay us to defend Canada, but we defend Canada andthey understand that.” – US President Donald Trump. It is an interesting perspective. As long as I have been alive, Canada and the United States have cooperated militarily, joining in various UN and NATO missions […]
Were You Wondering Too?
I saw this T-shirt in a store in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. As tempting as it was, I didn’t buy it. But it did get me thinking. Does it seem to you that the level of general intelligence has gone down in recent years? Have people allowed themselves to sink to the lowest common denominator? […]
Election Meddling
He’s done it again. Donald Trump has interfered in a foreign election. This time merely by existing. Quebec’s Parti Quebecois has announced that if they win this fall’s election they will not hold a referendum on Quebec separation as long as Donald Trump is president. Previously holding such a referendum had been the cornerstone of […]
Quote of the Week
In 2022, Stephen Marche, a keen observer of American society and politics, published the scariest book I have read in years, The Next Civil War. It was so unsettling I couldn’t write about it here. On Monday I read an essay he published in the New York Times with his thoughts on the Canada-US trade […]
What Benefits?
Donald Trump says Canada: “wants the benefits” of being a U.S. state “without being one.” But he forgot to tell us what those benefits would be. Would it be a country with no universal health care, which Canada has and the US doesn’t? Would it be an electoral system where political parties control district boundaries […]
Think About It
I thought about writing a commentary to go along with the image, but it really does speak for itself.
random thoughts from lorne 
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