Category Politics
So True
I think it is because of the heat. At least where I live. It makes the days seem longer. Thursday does have at least one thing going for it. My local pub has chicken wings for half price on Thursday. Every four to six weeks or so I get together with a group of friends […]
The Candidate
Graham Platner was the Democratic Party’s white knight in the Maine Senate race. Until he wasn’t. Platner has stepped down, “suspended” his campaign – not that anyone expects it to ever be unsuspended) – after allegations of rape (which he denies). As shocking as the allegations were, it isn’t as if questions hadn’t already been […]
No Sense of History
At least she spelled it right. A member of the US House of Representatives has introduced the CANADA Act. She is upset that sales of American alcohol have plummeted in Canada. She wants US federal government action. The Combating Attacks on our National Alcoholic Drinks by Allies Act calls for Canada to be punished because […]
American Booze
The US Ambassador to Canada seems to have a liquor fixation. He’s been in the news he is talking about American alcohol on Canadian store shelves. Or, more accurately, the lack thereof. You can’t buy American wine, beer or spirits in most places in Canada. Most of the booze trade in Canada is government controlled. […]
Friday’s Question
Being an ambassador is challenging. given the current state of Canada-U.S. relations, being the Canadian Ambassador to Washington is well beynd challenging. Which may be why Prime Minister Mark Carney reached out toa business friend for the position rather than a career diplomat. With trade the major irritant between the two nations, it made sense […]
Friday’s Question
The price of gas is supposed to drop at the pumps this coming Monday, as the Liberal government has temporarily reduced some of its taxes. Though not as much as the opposition Conservatives had demanded. There is some question as to whether consumers will actually get a price break, as stations usually switch to summer […]
Majority Rules
It took almost a year, but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney now has a majority in the House of Commons. The opposition Conservatives are crying foul. Carney’s Liberals achieved their majority not through electoral prowess, but through convinincing MPs from other parties to switch allegiance. Supposedly this is undemocratic. I’m not convinced of that. And […]
The Final Word
They are trying again, desperately hoping that this time the results will be different. I think they call that magical thinking. After losing in Federal Court and at the Federal Court of Appeals, Canada’s Liberal government ha appealed to the Supreme Court, seeking justification for its imposition of the Emergencies Act to end the Freedom […]
That Day Again
It may be because I studied Latin in high school and read some of Julius Caesar’s works. Or maybe it was reading Shakespeare’s plays. Whichever, when March 15 comes around each year I take special care not to get stabbed. It was March 15, the “ides of March” that saw Julius Caesar assassinated by rival […]
Vladimir Says Thank You!
Actions have consequences. Not always intended. Probably nowhere is that more true than in wartime. It is so easy to make things worse. The United States continues to pummel Iran from the air. Iran doesn’t have the ability to do much in response, but it has managed to close the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. […]
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