Take a day off and what do you get? No bullets until the second half of the afternoon. Hard to write bullet points when you are not all that conscious. That's all I can say. Punishment? The Wiggles are on now. Not having a plan leads to such things. I had a plan but when I booked the time off to … read more »

Will it matter? I have no idea - but this is up there with the all time accusations that I can recall:  •  “You’re looking for an enemy to explain why you lost [the Parliament Hill] contract and why you’re losing your company,” said Conservative MP Chris Warkentin. Mr. Sauvé did not back down …

Did I mention I like Peter MacKay? I think he is the guy that will call Harper out. The cap was a good call. Maybe it's the long game. Nova Scotians have long memories. I would vote for him. I know people that know him. That isn't bragging. Cottage neighbours. Classmates. Campaigners. Real humans …

From a "Complete And Definitive Guide To The Coming Sovereign Debt Crisis" - note: Canada seems to be doing OK.

Halloween and Remembrance Day provide an odd juxtaposition of dark thoughts, the first fantasy and the latter all too real. A huge turn out downtown yesterday for a number of ceremonies including the town's famous dueling pair of events that take place within a couple hundred yards of each other …

It is to be acknowledged. It needs being taken on. It does not need being made. It was made some time ago. As a result, I have no idea what this could mean:  •  Premier Dalton McGuinty isn’t ruling out a proposal to make Remembrance Day a statutory holiday in Ontario. The debate over whether to …

A book tour by a former US President is always a great time for reinvention but, if this article in the Glob is anything to go by, it is really an opportunity for Canadians to feel badly about themselves in new and duller ways. Canadians right now fall into two classes of feeling badly. First …

Three friends of mine from undergrad ended up respectively marrying a Brit, a Slovak and a practicing Hindu. The weddings were all marked by their twin cultures and no one, as far as I can tell, lost an eye. A sister-in-law is a Swede. My folks are immigrants. So, I always wonder about these sorts …

A little more than half my life ago a guy call Jimmy Cahoon won the lotto. Millions and millions. He was an alcoholic in downtown Halifax and blew the money in about 6 weeks. Last of it went on a taxi ride from Montreal back home. I only knew him as a regular at the old Ginger's tavern on …

So, I stayed home and did not take up the invite to go to Watertown, NY like last year. To a certain degree I am kicking myself as I would have known folk in the Democratic celebration party, the GOP celebration party and in the media covering both. People I know and like will be losing their jobs …

Election Day is tomorrow and, unless you are a US party staffer, the election can be pretty confusing. Due to a mad desire for decentralization and balancing of powers, everything is up for offer as part of the system and, except for the Presidency, everything is pretty much up for offer tomorrow …