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Garry Trudeau was Mocking Donald Trump 35 Years Ago

Posted on October 25, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Yuge! (2016) I found this little gem of a retrospective look at 30 years of Doonesbury on Trump. I never knew. Twenty of those thirty years I was living in the UK and completely oblivious to the irony of it … Continue reading →

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On Reflection: He is a Mirror Image of our PM

Posted on March 24, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Jagmeet Singh (January 2, 1979) It was a surprise when we were told on Tuesday that the Liberals and the New Democratic Party had signed an agreement to work together for the next three years. Some would say it was … Continue reading →

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Ugly Canadians: The Federal Election Campaign Turned Nasty

Posted on August 28, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Trudeau Protest (Yesterday) This is one of the few ‘nice’ images from that confrontation in Bolton, Ontario. You can read about it in the Toronto Star, here. In truth, I don’t recognize our country anymore. The dividing line is along … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Story That Never Was:

Posted on February 22, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Canadian Boy Fills the Sky Over D.C. with Red and White Balloons It was a dream I had last night: it repeated itself over and over again until I knew I wouldn’t forget to write about it today. I researched … Continue reading →

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Wikileaks Dump Highlights CPC Tricks

Posted on April 30, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Julian Assange You wouldn’t think that Wikileaks would be interested in Canadian politics, would you? Well, that’s what I thought when I was trolling through some of the files from last week’s Wikileaks dump. But one title caught my eye: … Continue reading →

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Canada: Indigenous Protests Bring Chaos

Posted on February 23, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Battle Lines are Drawn Canada as a nation has been brought to a standstill by some protests across the country. The original grievance of the Indigenous people in British Columbia was the proposed pathway of a pipeline through their territory. … Continue reading →

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Pot, Kettle, Black

Posted on December 4, 2019 by cdsmiller17

“He’s Two-Faced” You know that old adage about finger-pointing? One’s pointing at him, three are pointing back at yourself. Yesterday, Donald Trump called out Justin Trudeau on Canada’s contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Trudeau, being Trudeau, spun the … Continue reading →

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Results of the 2019 Canadian Horse Race

Posted on October 23, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Who was first past the post? In 2015, Justin Trudeau made a campaign pledge to change the electoral system to one that was PR (proportional representation). Then he changed his mind. Now we can see why. There’s something about being … Continue reading →

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After the Political Dust-up Settled

Posted on October 22, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Reggie and Jughead will now be in a Coalition?! The General Election of 2019 is now over. Trudeau’s Liberals lost some seats (mostly to the Bloc Québécois in Quebec), and now must form a minority government. Their ‘natural’ partner will … Continue reading →

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Trudeau: Like Father, Like Son?

Posted on October 14, 2019 by cdsmiller17

No, more like: Hate Father, Hate Son The advantage of being a more senior member of the voting community (I’m old, OK?) is that I also have a long memory of how things were back in the ‘bad old days’ … Continue reading →

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