Tag Archives: Canada
Another One For the USA
I don’t think I need to add to this. And, sadly, it will probably have to be explained to most Americans reading this.
Nobody Cares About Tariffs
August 1 was tariff day, the day Donald Trump was to announce what financial penalties he was going to levy on Canada for selling Americans the oil, gas and electricity they need. Earlier in 2025 people waited for those announcements, wondering how Trump’s tariff wars would impact them personally and Canada as a nation. No-one […]
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 […]
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 […]
Good Neighbo(u)rs
This showed up in my Facebook feed one of those algorithm things I guess. If you don’t understand the allegory, ask yourself if perhaps you may be part of the problem rather than part of the solution. We’ve been neighbors for years. We’ve always gotten along. A few years back we agreed to plant some […]
Food For Thought
President Trump does not seem to notice or care that if you betray people, or jerk them around, they will revile you. Over the last few weeks, the Europeans have gone from shock to bewilderment to revulsion. This period was for them what 9/11 was for us – the stripping away of illusions, the exposure […]
The Next Prime Minister
I’m a little surprised. I had expected the Russians (or the Americans) to hack into the Liberal Party’s computers and disrupt the leadership vote that was to choose a new leader for the party, who would become the Prime Minister designate. The announcement that Mark Carney would inherit Justin Trudeau’s crown was somewhat anti-climactic. The […]
Dear Wayne
Your wife has told the media you are brokenhearted at Canadians’ reaction to you these days. Funnily enough, that is how Canadians are feeling about you. Your continued silence says that you just don’t get it. I’ll try to explain. You were our hero. Whether we should put a hockey player on a pedestal is […]
For My American Friends
I’m sure there are many in the United States who think it makes sense for Canada to join them and become the 51st state. They are looking at our similarities, and, as proud Americans, they don’t understand why we don’t want to be more like them. I could write volumes on the topic, but instead […]
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