Published Jan. 21, 2013, in The Waterloo Region Record.
When Barack Obama took the oath of office formally Sunday, he may have reflected on the reality that the job of being president is a good deal more complicated than it seemed in the euphoria of his first swearing-in four years ago.
Published Jan. 14, 2013, in The Waterloo Region Record.
This Ontario Liberal leadership contest is a curious affair.
You would think it would be an exciting, even thrilling competition. After all, the winner will become premier of Ontario, making her or him the second most powerful leader in the land, next to Prime Minister Harper.
Published Jan. 7, 2013, in The Waterloo Region Record.
The year 2013 promises to be a definitive year for Liberals in Canada as the memory of past glory collides with the hard reality of the present.
Published Dec. 31, 2012, in The Waterloo Region Record.
It’s a hoary tradition. At New Year’s, pundits are supposed to look ahead and tell readers what to expect – or not – in the year to come. A wise reader won’t buy any of it. No one knows what is going to happen next week let alone 10 or 12 months from now.
Published Dec. 24, 2012, in The Waterloo Region Record.
Let me start this Christmas Eve with a confession. I am, and always have been, a firm believer in gun control. This began long before the senseless massacres at Sandy Hook Elementary School this month, at Virginia Tech in 2007 or at the Ecole Polytechnique in 1989, among other atrocities.
