This week’s column is a farce, Mr Editor; although, who knows, maybe in the eyes of some, all of my columns are. So be it. There will always be a disagreement on matters of opinion and that’s not a ba...
What’s happened to politics?
Good question, Mr Editor, and one that is asked and answered by Bob Rae in his recently published book of the same title that I mentioned in a column a few weeks back, ab...
It was something the Pope said, Mr Editor, that got me to thinking. In fact, he said a lot of interesting and challenging things on his recent visits to Cuba and the United States, and one of them was...
Night and day, black and white, OBA and PLP, two meetings, two Bermudas. But I expect that I am not telling you anything new, Mr Editor, or anyone else for that matter.
The two meetings to which I ref...
There’s nothing like a pleasant dressing-down, Mr Editor, and I received a very nice one of those last week from a kind and faithful reader. She told me that I don’t understand, although I do (smile),...
Recent events have once again prompted me to dust off my copy of the Sage Report, Mr Editor.
One of the recommendations in particular came to mind; the one that focused on the need for change from th...
There was a time when people simply trusted their governments with the really big decisions. Those were times when people also had little choice or option. But this isn’t so much the case these days, ...
We will not be breaking new ground with fixed-term elections, Mr Editor.
There are any number of models we can follow. Canada has legislated for fixed-term elections, federally and provincially. Brita...
We will not be breaking new ground with fixed-term elections, Mr Editor.
There are any number of models we can follow. Canada has legislated for fixed-term elections, federally and provincially. Brita...
Fixed-term elections sound good, Mr Editor — at least I’ve always thought so. Their appeal is that they go some way to taking the politics out of calling elections. Everyone knows the date, and those ...
