Who do you trust
on Nov 20, 2009 in Islamist Extremists International Politics Canadian Politics Security and Terrorism Human Rights Politics The current controversy over who knew what when about prisoner abuse in Afghanistan seems to be boiling down to who you trust most to tell us the truth. “We always had concerns with those handovers, but no smoking...

HST as seen through Alice’s looking glass
on Nov 14, 2009 in Stephen Harper Canadian Politics Economy Ontario Politics Dalton McGuinty Politics The debate over the introduction of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario and British Columbia is getting curiouser and curiouser, as Alice would say. In fact, the entire Canadian debate on value added tax has a decided Alice In Wonderland sense...

Warren Kinsella’s still in the Grit war room
on Nov 13, 2009 in Canadian Politics Michael Ignatieff Politics The rumour yesterday that Warren Kinsella would be among the recent exodus from the Opposition Leader’s Office (OLO) have apparently been proved to be untrue. According to the Globe and Mail this morning, the former Jean Chrétien speechwriter will...

I’ll miss Lou Dobbs on CNN
on Nov 13, 2009 in International Politics Canadian Politics US Politics Barack Obama Economy Politics Immigration I’ll miss Lou Dobs on CNN each evening, not because I share his opinion on most issues or even because I like his personality or style for, in fact, I neither share many of his opinions nor particularly like the man. I find Dobbs to be overbearing...

O Canada, MP Jason Kenney stands on guard for thee
on Nov 13, 2009 in Canadian Politics Politics Immigration The current Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, is like a fresh breeze in Ottawa. The new 62-page guidebook, Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, is but the latest in a series of welcom...

How Ignatieff can save the Liberal Party
on Nov 11, 2009 in Stephen Harper Canadian Politics Bob Rae Michael Ignatieff Politics Here’s my improbable forecast for the next 16 months: the Grits dump Michael Ignatieff, appoint/anoint Toronto MP Bob Rae as leader, merge with the NDP (at least the right-most elements of that hapless party) and force a general election. Sound im...

Ezra Levant takes on the Post’s Don Martin
on Nov 11, 2009 in Stephen Harper Canadian Politics Politics Ezra Levant, in yesterday’s post on his blog, gave an example of the recent spate of Tory bashing ideas that almost certainly are dreamed up by Michael Ignatieff’s Liberal war room and disseminated to Grit-friendly journalists and broadcasters.

Remembrance Day
on Nov 11, 2009 in General Today, I like most Canadians will pause in silence to remember those brave women and men who serve and have served in our armed services, and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives for our country. I am ever in awe of...

Liberals take a drubbing in by-elections
on Nov 10, 2009 in Stephen Harper Canadian Politics Michael Ignatieff Politics Quebec Politics In what was Canadians’ first opportunity to give their assessment of the Liberal Party’s choice of leader, last night’s by-elections were a clear repudiation of Michael Ignatieff. Liberals would like to suggest that they had no expectations of...

Public health care through the back door
on Nov 8, 2009 in US Politics Barack Obama Politics Health Care Although it is perhaps too early to get excited over the new “public option” health care bill which has passed in the U.S. House of Representatives and now moves to the Senate where it is expected to receive a hostile reception from the minority...