William Bedford

Ukraine

I would like to hear one good reason why Canada should get involved in the Ukrainian mess. A military response is out of the question and economic sanctions cut both ways.

May-Time in the Rain

As April's goes its showery way May comes flowering all around buds are popping in the trees and life is stirring underground the snowbirds are winging home to stake our their spring domain where fruit trees blossom in the sun and lilacs scent the May-time rain

Cleaning House

Hazel McCallion wasn't far off the mark when she called Toronto City Hall a circus.

Supreme Court is not supreme, Parliament is

Unlike the U.S., where the Supreme Court is the third part of the federal government, Canada's Supreme Court is not supreme. It cannot overrule Parliament because Parliament is supreme.

Slaughtering the innocent

The children in Syria and the Central African Republic are being maimed and murdered at a horrendous rate.

Michael Ignatieff

I see where Michael Ignatieff advises Barack Obama to use air power in Syria.

Political Poem

Holy cow! A decision at last from Hamlet Chow. She's going to fix everything, but doesn't say how.

Barack Obama vs Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt believed in talking softly and carrying a big stick.

Russian Bear

The thin veneer of civilization is finally slipping off Vladimir Putin to reveal the KGB thug that lies beneath. Beware of the Russian Bear.

Winter

"If winter comes can spring be far behind?"

Super Norway

Canada may or may not own the Olympic Games podium from time to time, but Norway can always claim ownership of the winter.

No history

Just as the Macdonald/Cartier highway is still called the 401, the Union Station will still be called by its old name not what new name is bestowed on it.

Vladimir Putin

The more we learn about Vladimir Putin, the more we realize that while you can take the man out of the KGB, it's a lot harder to take the KGB out of the man.

Segregation

Is it true that Air Canada is thinking of staffing some of its planes with all male crews for male passengers only, for the convenience of misogynistic Muslims? If t's true, can segregated busses, trains, elevators, hospitals....be far behind?

Symbols

The Nazis debased the Swastika, an ancient religious symbol, by adopting it for their own evil system.

Snowden in Brazil

If Snowden makes it to Brazil, and is arrested, will he be read his Carmen Miranda rights?

De-poling Toronto

The good news: Power has now been restored. Great! But for how long?

China

Napoleon Bonaparte: "China is a sleeping dragon. Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.” The dragon is now wide awake, so we’d better watch out.

Mistakes

When President Eisenhower was asked if he had made any mistakes as president, he said he had made two big mistakes and that both of them were on the Supreme Court.

New Industries

I have a radical suggestion on how to re-employ the laid-off Kellogg and Heinz workers: