In one of life’s ironies, the Democratic Party, filled with billionaires who fund the party’s activist wing, promotes every left-wing, but draws the line when working with billionaires. Many already know about Congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s opposition to Amazon setting up shop in New York. According to AOC, Amazon’s 2018 deal would require massive public […]
The on-going debate about whether Canada is in a recession or not is moot when one learns that working Canadians are finding refuge living in trailers parked in highway 401 carpool lots. The camper trailers parked long-term in Kitchener-Waterloo carpool lots are a sobering sign of the affordability crisis in Canada – and they present […]
Years of steep tax hikes by Toronto politicians has made the city unaffordable for most families. Anyone running for mayor owes taxpayers a clear plan to make it easier to make ends meet. And that starts with a real plan to cut taxes. When Olivia Chow won the 2023 mayoral byelection, she made big promises […]
Andy Griffith continues to remind millions of a simpler, quieter era. The fictional town of Mayberry, brought to life by Griffith’s Sheriff Andy Taylor, represents a nostalgic sanctuary for generations seeking an escape from our fast-paced modern world. June 1 marked the 100th anniversary of Griffith’s birth, sparking nationwide interest in his legacy. Festivities are […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney says one thing in Ottawa and another in New York. He prefers scripts and lecterns. Otherwise, he talks in broken sentences, using modifying statements and ambiguous phraseology. He repeats euphemisms, platitudes, and progressive catch phrases. He tends to speak in first-person when claiming an accomplishment and uses a passive voice when […]
It seems we have officially entered the post-truth era. We’ve been heading toward it for some time, but some recent events have shown that telling the truth can actually attract punishment. For a while now, people have been referring to things they call “my truth” or “your truth,” attempting to show that various interpretations of […]
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping may have met on May 14 and May 15 to discuss how each will manage its sphere of global hegemony, but the worldwide church of football fans was far more transfixed on the release of the NFL schedule at 8:00 p.m. on May 14. In its […]
I hope most Canadians were as appalled as I was when I heard the Carney government was going to ground the Snowbirds, the fabulous Royal Canadian Air Force aerobatic team that has existed under the Snowbirds name since 1971. They were originally formed as an informal group by a base commander in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, […]
Most Canadians probably feel the same way about Louise Arbour’s appointment as Canada’s next Governor General, the same way they feel about July 1 falling on a Wednesday, which it does this year. So what? Shrug of the shoulders and back to business. It will happen when it happens, and it will not have much […]
Last week, the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses Canada (CCMBC), where this author is President, had its annual Gala dinner. It was a wonderful event, with a very interesting panel comprised of Conrad Black, Sam Cooper and Travis Dhanraj. Issues discussed included the current state of Canada-U.S. relations, the threat of China and the […]