America will inaugurate its 47th president on Monday. Pictured: President-elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  As America prepares for the 60th inauguration of a president a small question arises.  Do inaugurations matter? Millions of dollars will be spent to celebrate the advent of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office. Dignitaries, friends, family, and […]

Alberta is being singled out for defending its interests after years of putting Canada first. Pictured: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Photo Credit: Danielle Smith/X.   The past couple of days have seen some interesting developments among Canadian politicians in terms of how our country should react to potential threats by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump. An […]

Some still try to argue Biden is fit as a fiddle while Trump is in decline. Pictured: U.S. President Joe Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.  In the world of liberal writers, there are some very talented and interesting people. I admire a good argument from my left-wing brethren because it forces me to re-evaluate, think […]

There are many benefits that would come from further cooperation with the United States. Pictured: President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Anyone in the Canadian intelligentsia who believes that President-elect Donald Trump’s trolling of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being the governor of America’s 51st state has no legs better […]

He now sits as a lame duck navigating a new Trump presidency. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Justin Trudeau is on his way out as prime minister, giving hope for a renewed Canada. Unfortunately, he is not out of office quite yet, and the country he damaged cannot easily be restored. […]

The end of the Biden and Trudeau eras can’t come soon enough. Pictured: U.S. President Joe Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.  The end cannot come too soon for leaders in the United States and Canada. President Joe Biden’s term will end on Jan. 20, 2025, at noon, but for all intents, it ended sometime in […]

Five major predictions for how the world will look in 2025. Pictured: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  Although predicting the future has always been difficult, 2025 looks to be particularly challenging. Changes in some areas in the coming year appear to be a slam dunk, but their timing and the impact they […]

Carter managed to transform his legacy post-presidency. Pictured: President Jimmy Carter. Photo Credit: Shutterstock. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter passed away on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Having left the presidency over forty years ago, those who remember the peanut farmer’s administration with any clarity are at least 60 years old. This author […]

A future column will outline predictions for 2025. Pictured: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Photo Credit: Pierre Poilievre/X.  As in previous years, this column will look back at the predictions this author made at the end of last year as to what would happen in 2024 and see how prescient – or not – those predictions […]

If you’re looking for some wholesome Christmas entertainment this year, watch the old stuff. Pictured: John Denver in the Muppet Family Christmas.  My wife and I went nostalgic with our entertainment as the final countdown to Christmas drew near. We watched the 1987 Muppet Family Christmas, then the 1979 John Denver and the Muppets: a […]

The chutzpah of a man who leads a party that has never had a woman leader escapes his awareness. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President-elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X. Last week, this author was tuning in and out of the news emanating from our nation’s capital that the finance minister, on the […]

The 2028 Democratic nomination race starts now. Pictured: California Governor Gavin Newsom. Photo Credit: Gavin Newsom/X.  With the 2024 election in hindsight, the only responsible thing for American political observers is to begin weighing in on 2028. After all, in just about two years politicians will begin to flood New Hampshire, Iowa and other early […]

The woke continue to wreak havoc in our governments and other institutions. Photo Credit: Depositphotos. As more Canadians are becoming aware of the many “woke” influences in our governments, public schools, universities, regulatory bodies and even many large corporations, opposition is building to this harmful and extreme trend. That being said, we are still seeing […]

The current fateful trajectory of the nation is not one man’s doing but that of the whole self-serving Liberal Party. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  News from Ottawa this week was filled with tired, worn-out analogies: rats leaving a sinking ship, shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic, a folding house of […]

Christmas has been celebrated at the White House as far back as 1800. Pictured: President John Adams.  As President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump celebrated the last Christmas of the former and future president’s first term in 2020, Virginia Chamlee of People magazine completed a profile on some of the little-known White House […]

Biden will leave office soon, with a cloud of suspicion and a shadow of contempt. Pictured: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.   The corrupt nature of President Joe Biden has escaped the legacy media’s scrutiny for the past half-century and more, but the chickens came home to roost earlier […]

The war on Canadian gun owners will only ramp up until the next federal election. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Occasionally Ottawa does something so outrageous, one wonders if the news is parody or reality. The decision to ban more kinds of firearms and donate them to Ukraine is the latest […]

The most recent climate dreamers can be found in Quebec and British Columbia. Pictured: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim. Photo Credit: Ken Sim/X.  Despite the growing body of evidence that energy sources such as wind and solar are unreliable, prohibitively expensive and nowhere near as “green” as advertised, governments continue to pursue policies to achieve the […]

To the surprise of many, Trump may use the next four years to oversee an era of prosperity and peace. Pictured: President-elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  In the coming weeks, many will attempt to explain how President-elect Donald Trump will govern, establish his priorities, or lay the groundwork for a successful second term. […]

Those covered include John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Calvin Coolidge and Ronald Reagan. Pictured: Calvin Coolidge. Photo Credit: Library of Congress.  This author needs a break after the 2024 election and before the Trump inauguration. As the cabinet nomination fights erupt and the legacy media wrestles with another Trump term, readers might like […]

Wiles will be a no-nonsense administrator who will likely bring order to the Trump White House. Pictured: Wiles and President-Elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Susie Wiles/X.  America will soon know Susie Wiles very well. President-Elect Donald Trump has appointed her to become the first woman Chief of Staff. Wiles, a former Governor Ron DeSantis aide, […]

Thirty-five Canadian municipalities will celebrate Christian Heritage Month next month. Pictured: Jay and Molly Banerjei. Photo Supplied. Thanks to an Indian-born Canadian, 35 communities and municipalities will celebrate Christian Heritage Month in December. Molly Banerjei, CEO and co-founder of the Christian Music Festival in Toronto, spearheaded the idea. She said City Hall always gave her […]

We should all wish Milei well as he struggles to reform a very damaged economy. Pictured: Argentinian President Javier Milei. Photo Credit: Javier Milei/X.  Javier Milei has been President of Argentina for less than a year yet has already distinguished himself by moving very quickly to slash the country’s government size and cost. An economist […]

In the U.S., public sector pensions are one of the items that are deservedly coming under the microscope. Photo Credit: Pexels The longstanding issue of unsustainable public sector pensions is not getting any better. In fact, it is getting worse – much worse – as the current financial state of these pensions and demographic trends […]

Thune usually voted with Trump on most legislation and will be a solid advocate for the president and his policies. Pictured: Senator John Thune. Photo Credit: John Thune/X.  Amidst the sound and fury of President-Elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, Senate Republicans selected a new leader to replace their outgoing boss Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. The […]

Divides in the voting public are transforming. Pictured: President-Elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  Having easily won back the office he lost in the 2020 election, speculation abounds about what will happen at the dawn of the new Donald J. Trump Administration. There are a few matters being discussed and here are some worth […]

Average Canadians find it increasingly difficult to just to put food on the table. Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photo Credit: Chrystia Freeland/X.  In recent months there have been many questions raised by average Canadians on social media, in the mainstream media and elsewhere asking if Canada is irreparably lost. People are understandably dismayed […]

The steps are clear and ordered. America has no excuse for lawlessness or ignorance regarding what happens in the weeks ahead. Pictured: U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  With voters in the United States having elected President-Elect Donald Trump as President Joe Biden’s successor, an election timeline can be chronicled. There are several […]

The ban on military chaplains from praying at public ceremonies is a stinging symbolic proof that freedoms our soldiers fought for have been lost. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left). Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  In 1945, the Allies won their battle against aggressive, expansive regimes that sought to subjugate everyone under their dominance. Now, almost […]

A shift toward alternative transit in urban centres needs to happen. Photo Credit: iStock.  No matter where you go in Canada, there is a traffic problem. The 403 is more like a parking lot than a highway, and the express lanes on the Gardiner Expressway are a constant source of driver frustration and road rage. […]

Trump swept all the key battleground states. Pictured: U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump/X.  The post-mortems on the U.S. election and exactly what happened to throw off all the pollsters, pundits, Hollywood glitterati and others will undoubtedly go on for some time. This election was, after all, pegged before the fact as the […]

To pull off the win, Trump needed to effectively define the ballot box question on his terms. Pictured: U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump Jr./X.  It’s the economy, stupid.  In the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election, it really all came down to making life more affordable at the end of the day. […]

This author is predicting a Trump win, a Democratic House and a Republican Senate. Photo Credit: iStock. Attempting to understand and project what happens next in Campaign 2024 sounds like a fool’s errand. Once again, this author will play the fool and try to read the American electorate before the returns are in.  The presidential […]

Trump sits on the precipice of a resurgence achieved only one time. Pictured: Former President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump Jr./X.  The first of this two-part series examined the women’s vote and explored the history of the suffragette movement. The first installment provided a survey of some of the leading figures and the events […]

Some municipalities seem asleep at the wheel when it comes to their elections. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.  Although election integrity is so crucial to public confidence in democracy, human scrutiny has increasingly been replaced by reliance on machines. This needs to change. Canada can be proud of pioneering hand-counted secret ballots in the 1800s. […]

How do we put a stop to the ridiculous indoctrination of our children? Fire someone! Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.  The hits just keep on coming. Every time we see some outrageous event taking place in our public school system, and the overwhelmingly negative reaction to it, the vast majority of regular citizens must think […]

Vice President Kamala Harris has also made nods to the history of the women’s movement. Pictured: Suffragette leader Inez Milholland. Photo Credit: Library of Congress.  Vice President Kamala Harris sits on the precipice of history. The role of the women’s vote in the oncoming U.S. presidential election deserves some attention. The first female vice president […]

Strong free-market policies, coupled with fiscal prudence, provide the only framework through which truly essential government initiatives can be maintained. Photo Credit: Depositphotos.  As the 2020s reach their halfway point, it is clearer than ever that Canada’ public institutions and social programs are in a state of crisis. In the realms of health care, affordable […]

It is as if the Trudeau Liberals believe they are able to suspend reality – and maintain Canadians’ trust and confidence. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  There was a tragicomical moment at the Justice Hogue inquiry on foreign interference this week when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau jumped the shark with his […]

The last thing America needs is another disputed election. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  With the end of the election in sight and the polls remaining tight, the possibility of former president Donald Trump winning strikes fear into all the supposed constitutionalists and democracy lovers in America. From the progressive left […]

SOS TDSB continues to call out examples of activism superseding education. Photo Credit: Save our Schools TDSB/X.  Can anything be done for school boards that have fallen into wasteful spending, mediocrity and damaging ideologies? Yes, and Save our Schools TDSB is showing how. This coalition of students, parents, educators, and community members are tackling issues […]

No one knows what surprises lurk behind the October election door. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  As the presidential campaign heads into October, few things could shake up the race. For several weeks the polls have been close and depending on what you believe, the presidency will be decided by seven […]

It’s time to fight back against a trend that will sound the death knell for women’s sports. Photo Credit: iStock.  In recent years, we have all been subjected to the spectacle of biological males competing with biological females in various sports competitions – right up to the Olympics – with the predictable outcome that the […]

Canada’s is not a perfect history, but it is one that does not deserve to be vilified unfairly or torn down as something shameful.  Photo Credit: iStock.  A characteristic of getting older is that “the good old days” are remembered more fondly than today’s environment.  But this time, as we gaze out at our country […]

The hostages remain Israel’s number one priority, as they must. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.  Next week we mark the one-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 unprovoked attack by the terrorist group Hamas on innocent civilians in Israel. Sadly, over the last year there have been no signs favouring resolution of the conflict in […]

How would Harris respond to a foreign policy crisis in real time? Pictured: Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  Besides the joy and vibes theme that has carried Vice President Kamala Harris the past couple of months, Harris has avoided questions about her policies, vision, or hopes for the nation she wants to lead. Former […]

If the Left wants to shut down speech they will need to fess up to the reality that it exists on both sides. Pictured: Former U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump Jr./X.  Former U.S. president Donald Trump recently survived a second assassination attempt. To listen to Democratic leaders and their entrenched media acolytes, […]

The truth only prevails if people want it, find it, and tell it. Pictured: Toppled and vandalized statue of Sir John A. Macdonald. Photo Credit: Joey Coleman via Flickr (Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)).  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report that inspired Orange Shirt Day was a worthy endeavor with substantial flaws. Some would […]

The time has come for a new presidential commission on debates. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  The Trump-Harris debate held on Sept. 10 reminds us about how badly the legacy media serves the nation. I am not sure how another presidential debate can be held on a national network after the […]

A regular reader of the Niagara Independent who contacted me insisted that Canadians need to better understand how devastating the Liberals carbon tax is to our way of life. Photo Credit: iStock.  On Tuesday morning in the House of Commons, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery appeal for support of a motion of non-confidence […]

These federal Liberals have never been friends of SMEs. Photo Credit: iStock.  Small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses (SMEs) have been having a pretty rough time of it lately, and we should all be concerned about that. The pandemic was hard on everyone and a full recovery from that terrible time has not yet taken place, […]

Trump will be bad for America. Not in the same way as Harris, but bad nonetheless. After the recent debate, the chances of former president Donald Trump reclaiming the presidency slipped considerably in the eyes of many liberals, progressives, Democrats, and Never-Trumpers. There are reasons to doubt that analysis and evidence suggest that a Trump […]

Canada moves forward in an enviable position in a brave new world. Photo Credit: iStock.  As the 2020s reach their halfway point we are inarguably living through a period of immense economic change. The neoliberal suppositions that have defined the 21st century to date is giving way to fresh perspectives on commerce and trade. Canada, […]

Too many union leaders want to disciple school children with Cultural Marxist values. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.  It’s September and children are back to school. Fall has also renewed parental and citizen concerns over the sexualization of children in teaching and books with values contrary to those taught in their homes. Another 1 Million March for […]

Given the abysmal state of the Liberals’ popularity in Canada right now, it’s hard to see why Carney would want this hair shirt of an appointment. Pictured: Mark Carney. Photo Credit: Mark Carney/X.  News media has been full of discussion about Justin Trudeau’s appointment of Mark Carney, former Bank of Canada and Bank of England […]

The election of Harris will almost assure America of another presidency long on promises and short on accomplishments. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  Since undertaking the role as the designated nominee of the Democratic Party in July, the idea of Vice President Kamala Harris winning the presidency has become more accepted […]

Politicians promoting fairy tales should be ashamed of themselves. Pictured: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Photo Credit: Steven Guilbeault/X. We are constantly barraged with messages from governments, corporations, third-party groups and others about how we are in the process of a massive transformation away from fossil fuels to sources of energy that are supposedly more climate-friendly. […]

If the developing trend continues Harris will be fighting for her political life. Pictured: Former US President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump Jr./X.  Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee in the easiest walk to a major party nomination in history. Requested to make about a hundred phone calls to secure her spot […]

Evangelicals for Harris believe there is an opening for them to attract Christian voters. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X. When former president Jimmy Carter burst upon the national political scene in 1976, the moniker “born again” had been one largely familiar to a segment of Christianity that believed each person needed […]

We continue to tolerate groups that work to restrict our freedoms, large corporations that kowtow to this absurdity, and fund unions that support organizations that most Canadians would vigorously oppose. Pictured: CUPE’s Fred Hahn. Photo Credit: Fred Hahn/X.  This Labour Day weekend is a good time to contemplate the immense shifts we have seen in […]

 If government staffers are so disenchanted with the Liberal Party and the policy decisions enacted by the Prime Minister, they would do well to quit. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  This week, CBC News reported that dozens of Liberal staffers would not lend their support to the government in pursuit of […]

  In about 10 weeks we will know the result of this bold plan to reboot the era of hope and change. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  At the end of the Democratic Convention on Aug. 22, Matthew Continetti, founding editor of the Washington Free Beacon, member of the American Enterprise […]

Eleven more Trudeau government failures. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Here is the current state of 11 Trudeau government programs that indicate nothing less than mismanagement, sheer incompetence, or calculated deceit – or a combination thereof.  TREES: In 2019 the Liberals promised to plant two billion trees by 2030. It took […]

Do not be shocked if the ceiling is broken on price controls and a progressively minded Canadian government becomes tempted to experiment with the measures itself. Pictured: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  Last week, Democratic Presidential Candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris revealed various policies central to her economic platform. […]

Photo Credit: Catherine Swift Now for something completely different.  This column is being written as I ride on the Rocky Mountaineer, a train that runs many different routes throughout Canada and the US, notably through the beautiful Rocky Mountains at various locations. This had been a bucket list type of trip for me for some […]

It appears with the Trudeau government Canadians will never know of the ties that bind us to China and the undue influence applied by the CCP. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The greatest impact on the policies of the Trudeau government, unquestionably, has been the Liberals’ personal and business relationships with […]

If Trump loses, as I suspect he may, the one person who he will not point the finger at will be himself. Pictured: Former President Donald Trump. Photo Credit: Donald Trump Jr./X.  With Vice President Kamala Harris leading the presidential contest heading into the start of the fall campaign, it might be worthwhile to look […]

It appears with the Trudeau government Canadians will never know of the ties that bind us to China and the undue influence applied by the CCP. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The greatest impact on the policies of the Trudeau government, unquestionably, has been the Liberals’ personal and business relationships with […]

The Democratic Party claims Trump and the Republicans are authoritarians ready to abolish democracy. Interestingly Trump remains accountable to the press but Harris eludes them. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  With the official presidential campaign only a couple of weeks away, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, has evaded a […]

What appears to be emerging on the horizon as of mid-August and pre-Democratic convention hoopla is a very tight race beginning to tilt in Harris’s favour. Mark Halperin’s Wide World of News produces a newsletter seven days a week and holds regular Zoom meetings for anyone subscribed. It could be argued that Halperin knows more […]

In the past nine years, perhaps no policy has proven to be as harmful for the Canadian society and its economy than the Trudeau government’s immigration policy. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Conventional wisdom suggests that governments defeat themselves. There is a shelf life of every administration because sooner or later […]

The betting odds indicate Harris and Trump in a dead heat. Pictured: Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X. The presidential sweepstakes has changed markedly over the past few weeks. Still, Americans have returned to where they were before President Joe Biden came out to debate on June 27 and removed all doubt about […]

When a country can no longer guarantee it has dutifully guarded against the threat of terrorism, it becomes a threat itself. Pictured: Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Photo Credit: Dominic LeBlanc/X.  It is unnerving to hear that two individuals were arrested this week for plotting a terrorist act in Toronto. This news comes as Canadians […]

Twenty years after Watergate and upon his death, Nixon seemed to have found a place where he would be judged on his entire life and career. Pictured: Former US presidents and first ladies at President Richard Nixon’s funeral.  After President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974, there were several issues to address. The Imperial presidency, as […]

The major overall impact of this UBI pilot was that recipients worked less and replaced time working with leisure, not upgrading skills or looking for a better job. Photo Credit: Depositphotos.  The Universal Basic Income (UBI) debate has raged for decades, with proponents arguing that it would be a boon to an economy by providing […]

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow should implement common-sense construction contracting reforms to head off a massive property tax increase in 2025. Pictured: Mayor Olivia Chow. Photo Credit: Olivia Chow/X.  They say less is more, especially when it comes to budgeting. Apparently, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow never got the memo.  Canada’s largest city keeps overpaying on construction […]

On Thursday, August 8, 1974, millions gathered around their television sets to watch history. Pictured: President Richard Nixon and Chief Justice Warren Burger. Photo Credit: Richard Nixon Foundation.   On July 8, 1974, United States v Nixon reached the Supreme Court after its annual session. Nixon’s attorneys had argued that the president should enjoy executive privilege […]

Truly, in the Trudeau Liberals’ Canada, Hersh’s question has become a central one: “Is there anything more dangerous than an ideologue who doesn’t know he’s wrong?” Pictured: Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Photo Credit: Steven Guilbeault/X.   Seymour Hersh, the American Pulitzer Prize investigative journalist, observed, “Is there anything more dangerous than an ideologue who doesn’t know […]

Nixon’s temperament became his undoing. His inclination to hide information instead of superintending transparency fed the long-standing narratives about his secrecy and shadiness. Pictured: Senator Sam Ervin.  As a boy, I remember the Watergate Hearings that began on May 17, 1973. I was 10 years old and completing grade five. I understood little about their […]

At the minimum, Democrats will say this gives them a chance down ballot to have a House or Senate that will keep Trump and his polices in check. Pictured: US Vice President Kamala Harris. Photo Credit: Kamala Harris/X.  The historical events of the past few weeks should not diminish our understanding of what the Democratic […]

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) adopted a motion last month supporting the so-called BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) efforts in an attempt to harm Israel. Pictured: OPSEU President JP Hornick. Photo Credit: OPSEU.  What will it take for Canada to crack down on its appalling public sector unions? It was just discovered that […]

If Richard Nixon had decided to come clean about the burglary, apologized for his underlings, taken responsibility and withstood some withering criticism, he would have never faced resignation. Pictured: Nixon White House Counsel John Dean.  The two articles that preceded this one included coverage of Richard Nixon’s early career until his re-election as president in […]

We do not need to spend excessive time questioning whether the British people have rejected populism. They have not and they will not in the foreseeable future. Pictured: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Photo Credit: Keir Starmer/X.  Earlier this month, Britain’s Labour Party made a triumphant return to power. This election was significant for […]

News and notes from the American Presidential election campaign. Pictured: GOP Vice Presidential Nominee J.D. Vance. Photo Credit: J.D. Vance/X.   With the GOP convention behind us and Labour Day a few weeks away, here are some of the latest tidbits surrounding the endless 2024 campaign for the White House.  VICE PRESIDENTS A lot has been […]

Had President Richard Nixon and his team foreseen how easy the re-election campaign would go they would probably have never chosen to burglar Democratic Headquarters. Pictured: Former U.S. president Richard Nixon.  In the introductory article to this series, the long public career of former US president Richard Nixon was examined. Some of Nixon’s experiences and […]

Treason. Immigration. Housing. These are real-time Canadian crises that we must not allow to be trumped. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  The all-consuming “breaking new” chaos that has resulted from the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump this past weekend and the ongoing coverage surrounding the intrigue of the would-be […]

Populations around the world are currently in a state of anger about many aspects of their lives. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock Images.  In the wake of the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump and very disruptive recent elections in the UK and France, it seems appropriate to discuss the growing amount of rage […]

President Richard Nixon’s suspicions of the press, nurtured throughout his career, made him almost paranoid about what the fourth estate was doing to undermine his presidency, his administration policies, and his re-election hopes. Pictured: President Richard Nixon.  Next month will mark the fiftieth anniversary of Richard Nixon’s resignation from the presidency, the only president to […]

If 100,000 people could be inconvenienced in three days on one airline, what chaos could this legislation banning temporary workers cause?  Flight disruptions caused by a strike of WestJet mechanics left lost travellers with bad memories, questions about compensation, and concerns whether such disruptions could become more common. My wife and I were planning nine […]

The NDP has regularly defended, propped up, and even partnered with Liberal governments which many people believe represent globalist and elitist interests rather than those of everyday working families. Photo Credit: iStock.  Meet Joe, a life-long resident of Beaumont, a small town near Edmonton, Alberta. Joe works for a major Canadian oil production company and […]

US President Joe Biden fumbled the ball and it’s anyone’s guess as to whether he can weather the storm of public opinion and the naysayers in his party who are scrambling to find an alternative. Pictured: US President Joe Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.  Heavy is the head that wears the crown. If you need […]

The Democratic Party, the mainstream press corps, and the Biden family owe Americans an apology for lying about Biden’s mental state and allowing him to stand for renomination. Pictured: US President Joe Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.  The sanctimonious and phoney outrage of liberals, progressives, never-Trumpers, and their friends in the mainstream media came home […]

Despite the gloomy mood of many Canadians at present, things can change for the better with a new government. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  This Canada Day, it seems a majority of Canadians have the blues. A number of different public opinion polls have been conducted to coincide with Canada Day, […]

To some, Willie Mays has standing to be called the greatest ballplayer of all time. Pictured: Willie Mays.  In the 1960s sitcom Bewitched, Samantha (a witch played by Elizabeth Montgomery), marries a mortal, Darrin Stevens (Dick York). During a scene in the third season of the series, a Halloween gathering of witches is held at […]

The Democratic Party has become anti-Court. Planting stories, trying to embarrass the justices and reporting inaccurately about private behaviour have all been fair game. Pictured: US Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. Photo Credit: US Supreme Court.  Anyone falling for the liberal outrage about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s flag-flying wife or Justice […]

In Trudeau’s Canada, heaven forbid we should be proud of an industry that contributes immensely to our economy and is also a very responsible corporate citizen. Pictured: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo Credit: Justin Trudeau/X.  Despite all the serious problems plaguing Canada and reducing the standard of living of Canadians, the federal Liberals are determined […]

If Biden continues to ignore the example of two leading Pennsylvania politicians he will lose his home state. Pictured: President Joe Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.  Endless analysis and deep digs attempt to understand developments in the 2024 presidential election. I have already spilled thousands of words on the trials, turmoil, and trouble both candidates […]

Our public school system loves to pretend it opposes bullying, yet has been totally AWOL when bullying of Jewish students occurs. Photo Credit: Shutterstock. In recent weeks we have seen a number of disgraceful anti-Semitic incidents in our public school system. The sentiments behind these abhorrent views had been simmering for years, but perversely the […]

The main lesson Calgarians are learning is don’t vote for leftist governments that spend all kinds of their tax dollars on fluffy woke causes and ignore the most important issues. Pictured: Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek. Photo Credit: Jyoti Gondek/Facebook.  The ongoing water crisis in Calgary is something that never should have happened in an advanced […]

Those who diminish the rise of working people, middle-class Americans, and minority families expect us to take our crazy pills. Pictured: US President and First Lady Joe and Jill Biden. Photo Credit: Joe Biden/X.  On the award-winning podcast Commentary, an outgrowth of the eponymous publication, host and editor John Podhoretz will comment on a news […]