I would not be a lawyer today but for the fact that Harry Rankin wrote a letter recommending me to the UBC School of Law and hired me as his articling law student way back in 1983. One of Harry’s insightful reflections was that we have a legal system not a justice system. The story…
Chrystia Freeland’s Bugdet – Will it Save Her Boss?
On April 16, 2024, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the 2024 federal budget. What most political observers have failed to realize is that this budget will determine much, much more than simply the federal government’s spending priorities for the next year. This is really an election budget. It is filled full of progressive initiatives. Touted…
ALERT – Danger Ahead
If the polling numbers released on April 11, 2024 by Abacus Data hold until next year’s federal election, Canada is in trouble. According to Abacus, if an election were held today, 44% of committed voters would vote for Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative party. In a distant second place at only 24% is Justin Trudeau…
Big Hope in Little Mountain
On Thursday April 4th, 2024, members of the NDP Vancouver-Little Mountain riding association held a nomination meeting to select a candidate to replace retiring NDP MLA George Heyman. There were two candidates on the ballot: OneCity Vancouver Councillor Christine Boyle and former Vision Vancouver City Councillor Andrea Reimer. Reimer began her political career in 2002…
Vancouver’s Truant Mayor Not Worth the Money
As of February 28, 2024, Vancouver’s absentee mayor, Ken Sim, has missed 222 votes out of 777 City Council votes since being sworn in on November 7, 2022. This appears to be an unfortunate pattern with ABC City Councillors. The most absent was ABC’s Rebecca Bligh, who missed 290 votes. Third in line was ABC’s…
Biden Hit it Out of the Park
Those of us concerned about the imminent climate crisis are justifiably gravely concerned about the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House. Such an eventuality would almost certainly be the last nail in the climate coffin and set humanity on an irreversible path to a massive die-off. It is for this reason that…
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…