No one has ever claimed that Canada is a breeze to govern. We have too few people spread too thinly over too much territory, too many overlapping layers of government, too many politicians scuffling over jurisdiction – and over cash. […]

As a general proposition, the upper levels of the federal and provincial governments in this country are well stocked with informed, capable people – cabinet ministers, deputy ministers and heads of major boards and agencies. They don’t have to be […]

The Democrats on Capitol Hill had three objectives in their dramatic, at times chilling, prosecution of Donald Trump in his impeachment trial before the U.S. Senate last week. Two of the three objectives were obvious. First, alert the American people […]

Do you remember?  Four months ago, on Sept. 23, when Parliament resumed following its summer hiatus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went on television and made a promise to the nation: “We will start working as of today with the provinces […]

In a remarkable week when he had to ask for the resignation of the Governor General, when a new COVID-19 variation took hold while the original strain continued to rage out of control, and when a supply interruption disrupted the […]

Two days to go – two days until Joe Biden is in and Donald Trump is out. Out but not gone. Out of the White House, but not out of sight, out of action, or out of the news. The […]

There was a time, not eons ago, when earthlings wondered if there might be intelligent life on Mars. A more pertinent concern for Ontario earthlings in 2021 might be if there is intelligent life in their government at Queen’s Park. […]

There is a middling chance that Ontario voters will be going to the polls twice in 2021. The more likely one is a federal election. As suggested in last week’s column, Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government will soon be living […]