Those of us concerned about ever-increasing carbon emissions and imminent climate collapse are horrified by Premier David Eby’s apparent abandonment of the carbon tax. Introduced here in B.C. in 2008 by former premier Gordon Campbell, this tax has proven not only to be very effective at reducing carbon emissions but also has done so without…
Category: Canadian politics
Mulroney – Not the Prime Minister the Mainstream Media Would Have You Believe
Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993, died on February 29, 2024. He was arguably the most controversial Prime Minister this country has ever had. His Progressive Conservative Party was elected in 1984 with an overwhelming majority of seats, and then re-elected in 1988. By the time he resigned as Prime Minister…
Extreme Danger Lurks Ahead
The Conservative Party of Canada’s 2023 Convention was held from September 7th to 9th in Quebec City. The convention’s main event was the speech by leader Pierre Poilievre. I listened to Poilievre’s speech with horror. Horror as he was able to effortlessly spout numerous meaningless but effective sound bites. Horror as I now am convinced…
Will He or Won’t He?
They say that in politics a day is an eternity, so what might be inconceivable today may be reality tomorrow. Let me tell you where I am going, but first a few of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle I am offering you: The first piece of the puzzle is Jagmeet Singh, leader of the…
A Pig with Lipstick is Still a Pig
What do you get when you put lipstick on a pig? Why a pig of course! What do you get when Pierre Poilievre dresses more casually and removes his glasses? Why Pierre Poilievre of course! Pierre Poilievre is by far the most right-wing leader the Conservative Party of Canada has ever had. Should he ever…
Dark Clouds on the Political Landscape
There are very dark clouds looming on the Canadian political landscape. On September 9, 2002, the membership of the Conservative Party of Canada elected Pierre Poilievre by a landslide to be their new leader. Pierre Poilievre is Stephen Harper on steroids. He has all of the pseudo populism traits of Donald Trump but without the…
John Horgan and the NDP need to get serious about the survival of our species
Over the last few weeks, British Columbia has experienced more severe and extreme weather events than ever in our history. The total rainfall in Abbotsford during the month of November was a record 541 millimetres, compared to its typical annual amount of 245 mm — 119 mm higher than the previous record monthly rainfall of…