Politics and its Discontents

In talking to my friend Gary today, I offered the opinion that even though he is the putative next prime minister, PP will not have what it ...

While it can be convincingly argued that Justin Trudeau has done many good things during his tenure as prime minister, it is usually the sho...

Okay I confess to being a bit obsessed about certain things: H/t Moudakis Meanwhile, Star readers weigh in: An outrageous, insulting and sel...

To new and long-term readers, the best of the season.  H/t Greg Perry And this warning seems appropriate for the times in which we live: Su...

In my previous post , I wrote about the Ford follies involving luxury spas on Toronto's waterfront. T his letter  to the editor about th...

H/t Moudakis Continuing with yesterday's theme, Star readers offer their views of Doug Ford's latest scheme: The idea of a Highway ...

The dog days of summer often offer opportunities for unscrupulous governments to slip something by the people. With the focus more on partyi...

I awoke from a dream this morning in which it seemed I was being registered in a concentration camp, filled with forms and regulations that ...

When the next federal election comes, there are those who will vote with a certitude we all should be wary of. Because they are sick of Just...

One of the plays I most enjoyed teaching during my career was Death of a Salesman . It told the tale of a salesman, Willy Loman, who lived a...

As the saying goes, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. And, dare I say, even PP might correctly take the people's pulse on occas...

H/t Graeme MacKay  Yesterday's post highlighted the rush to judgement many people embraced when Ulmar Zameer was charged with murdering...

In my previous post , I wrote rather scathingly of Doug Ford and his refusal to put back into the building code a requirement for new home b...