How convenient is this? The new drunk driving law may remove a first time offense from a criminal charge just in time to save Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite’s backside having been caught driving drunk in February of this year. Under this law she may not face a criminal conviction if she is charged and found [...]

Colin Hansen boasts that he and his wife ran a small business prior to his entry into politics in 1995. Perhaps his absence from business for so long has warped his view of the negative impact the HST will have on a host of small businesses.
One would think that the Finance Minister, who held “private” [...]

It’s a fine day to storm watch. The breakers are huge, the tide high, the wind howling, and I am safe inside dry and warm, enjoying coffee with Judi. Each morning we make time to enjoy a cup together, to share our dreams, reflect upon all of our blessings, and prepare ourselves for the challenges [...]

Conversation over this morning’s coffee prompts me to write this short bit on our democratic system. My wife, Judi, says that the world is run by those who show up, and there’s a great deal of truth in that.
The annual general meeting of the local agricultural society was held last evening. Despite being an active [...]

For those who followed the Canada 150 conference in Montreal last weekend, it will not come as a surprise that the event closed with a call to expand Canada’s role as a leader in world affairs and to improve the lot of Canadians at home.
The Montreal conference, which was set up as a “non-partisan” think [...]