Category Politics
Canceling Colbert
It’s all about the money according to CBS. It just looks like censorship. Or craven pandering to the president. Which I can’t quite buy. If CBS wanted to curry favor with Donald Trump they would have taken Stephen Colbert off the air immediately and not announced that his show would end in 2026. Still, is […]
This is Leadership?
Donald Trump’s big tax bill has passed a divided Senate. One senator who initially opposed the legislation changed her mind in exchange for concessions for her state. That got me to thinking about the nature of leadership and the responsibility that comes with elected office. Where do you draw the line? Is it moral to […]
Today In Red Square
Am I the only one who was struck by the similarity between Donald Trump’s big parade of military vehicles in Washington and the the annual May Day parades that used to be a staple of the Soviet Union? The ones Vladimir Putin has moved to Victory Day? Soldiers from all branches of the service, military […]
Sleep Deprivation
I’m tired. I’m not getting enough sleep. Blame it on my Canadian pride. I’ve always been an early riser. I just can’t seem to sleep much beyond 5 a.m. When I was doing morning radio, my alarm was set for 3:30, and I usually woke up before it went off. Normally I compensate by going […]
Troops on the Ground
First it was the National Guard, then the Marines. U.S. President Donald Trump has sent troops into Los Angeles to put an end to protests against his immigration policies. Needless to say, there is a lot of outrage. The courts may yet restrain him. For those of us old enough to remember the Guard being […]
Election Night
The polls are never wrong. We know that. But sometimes they are, so I have no prediction as to the outcome of today’s Canadian federal election. There are some things to watch for though. The Conservative lead in the polls has vanished with Justin Trudeau’s departure and Donald Trump’s ascension. But when people mark their […]
Low Level Mischief
When the self-styled Longest Ballot Committee convinced dozens of people to run for Parliament in a federal byelection last year, I was amused. Ninety-one names on the ballot seemed a little ridiculous, but that’s democracy. As I understood it, the idea was to protest the Liberal Party’s broken promise to make 2015 the last “first […]
Jumping The Gun
Canada’s federal election is this coming Monday, but these signs went up on Parliament Hill last week. I guess there’s nothing like being prepared, but things are probably pretty quiet in the Members’ Orientation Centre this week..
One Week To Go
Canadians go to the polls in a federal election next Monday. A record number turned out at the advance polls this holiday weekend. Nobody knows if that is good or bad, but it shows interest in the election. The Prime Minister has been saying that Canada faces the biggest crisis of our lifetimes. I thought […]
So True!
I’ve seen this floating around social media a few times this past week. If you are Canadian you are smiling when you see these iconic images. Mind you, everyone’s experience of a country and culture is different. I haven’t asked my wife if she can name what all four of these are – but if […]
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