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Full Comment (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you’ve been paying attention to the pundits -- and why would you? -- you’ll be aware that they have concluded something really must be done about the deficit. Which deficit? Doesn’t matter. Wherever there’s a deficit in Canada, something really must be done about it. On Saturday, the Globe concluded on one page that something should be done about the federal deficit and...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
In the middle of an unusually warm Sunday afternoon in the heart of Toronto, a large man with a scowl on his face went strolling along Queen Street, wearing a newish-looking blue dress and a large, matching sun hat, the sort once favoured by the Queen Mother. What gave the spectacle particular charm, apart from the novelty of a hefty male in a bright new dress, was the utter absence on the man’s...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Gillese Duceppe declared the other day that the continued existence of the monarchy is among the many aspects of Canada that fail to meet his approval. “The monarchy is a system that is depasse and archaic,” the Bloc Quebecois leader said in Montreal. “I call it a genetic lottery. People who say they have blue blood should see their doctor as soon as they can.” Ho ho. Separatist...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Here's a map of Canada, showing the results of the 2008 federal election. Observant readers will notice a distinct pattern. If you start on one coast and move across to the other, you see a lot of blue, some burnt orange, and whatever that colour is they use to identify the Bloc Quebecois. Not a lot of red. There's Newfoundland, a splash along the Ontario/Quebec border, and that one itty-bitty riding...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Somewhere in a corner of Peter Donolo's new office on Parliament Hill, a big warning sign should be flashing away, warning him that his party leader and new boss has spotted another cliff and is careening head-on for the edge. Michael Ignatieff, who hired Mr. Donolo last week to help him steer clear of such dangers, needs his help. Mr. Ignatieff and several other short-term thinkers in the Liberal...
Torontoist (Free subscription) | yesterday
... unlike" a burly transvestite . Wait, what? Oh, no, that's just in National Post columnist Kelly McParland's alternate reality, where Toronto is run by the men who stare at goats. Which reminds us, Torontonians are spotting a ton of coyotes in town, even spooking police into declaring a coyote warning for Don Mills last week. The wily not-wolves are all long-time Torontonians,...
Dr Roy's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Interesting articles from Christina Blizzard. And an excellent article on the constitutional issue. And by Kelly McParland on the enduring link to history and the future. The Canadian Crown
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... and opportunity for all.” Sounds a lot like Gordon Gecko and "greed is good," no? Kelly McParland National Post h/t NH
