While the United States suffers, the President is derelict Peter Blaikie April 3, 2020 1500 Many of you will remember the opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Although, at least for the moment, the worst of times aptly describe...
Weakening Democracy in the full light of day Peter Blaikie March 17, 2020 1205 The Washington Post uses the slogan Democracy Dies in Darkness. Given the fact that, in many of the world’s most democratic countries, and to varying degrees, democracy is in retreat, a more appropriate slogan ...
Are the Democrats ready to win in 2020? Peter Blaikie February 20, 2020 1046 That’s My View Karl Rove, the Republican strategist and Svengali, who master-minded the two presidential victories of George W. Bush, once stated, “To win in politics, you must successfully attack your oppon...
The Disrupter as President Peter Blaikie July 15, 2019 1243 That's My View Peter Blaikie Napoleon is said to have remarked, “In politics, absurdity is not a handicap”. So it seems with Donald Trump. In Hamlet, Polonius, the chief counselor (and sycophant) to t...
The Government tries to destroy a good man Peter Blaikie June 21, 2019 821 Peter Blaikie As a general rule, I don’t comment on political affairs in Canada. However, as we are only a few months away from a federal election, and as the Liberal government’s treatment of Vice-Admiral ...
Donald Trump in 2020 – Are you crazy? Peter Blaikie April 22, 2019 2242 Most rational observers of the political scene in the United States could be forgiven for suggesting there is no chance of Donald Trump being re-elected President in 2020. After all, and to use some of the word...
Bill Clinton & Hillary Rodham Clinton – November 28, 2018 LiveEvents November 20, 2018 2672 An evening with President Bill Clinton & former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 7:30pm | Bell Centre President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillar...
Irwin Cotler – a tireless champion for Human Rights Peter Blaikie November 13, 2018 2968 Irwin Cotler’s life has been a relentless and tireless fight for justice for others. His has been a life of public service, not only in the usual sense of political service, but also in the broader sense, perh...
François Legault – the man who would be Premier? Peter Kerr March 19, 2018 5366 West Island native believes in a culture that values education and entrepreneurship I recently attended a presentation by Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader François Legault, followed by a question period mo...
Peter Trent – to act as municipal election commentator Peter Kerr October 20, 2017 3387 Peter Trent – former Westmount Mayor to act as municipal election commentator for CTV and The Gazette Leader of the demerger movement will offer weekly commentary on CTV with Mitsumi Takahashi and Tara Schwart...
