Author Archives: joannebly

The End of the Road

Posted on December 27, 2018

Well I think this journey has ended. Circumstances have dictated that I need to focus on other things. Thanks for the laughs, the engagement and the companionship. Take care everyone!

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

The Loophole within the Loophole of the Loopy Law

Posted on December 3, 2018

This article by John Ivison is noteworthy since he exposes serious asylum abuses in Canada – Budget officer finds illegal migrants entering via a ‘loophole within a loophole’. It’s bad enough that the actual costs of illegal migration are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Elections, Canadian Government, Canadian Politics, Immigration, Justin Liberals, Rule of Law | 78 Comments

Monitoring the Media Party

Posted on November 17, 2018

As Cara and a few others mentioned in the comment section of the previous post, it is indeed very troubling that Unifor is in effect openly declaring war on Andrew Scheer and the CPC. We all know that journalists have … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Big Unions, Canadian Elections, Canadian Media, Canadian Politics | 112 Comments

Big Government Overreach

Posted on October 30, 2018

Some readers in the comment section of the previous post noted with alarm that StatsCan plans to mine data from citizen’s banking information. It is very scary indeed. And Justin Trudeau seems to have no problem with it. I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Canadian Elections, Canadian Government, Orwellian, Privacy | 216 Comments

The Intolerant Left

Posted on October 13, 2018

How many times have you found yourself in a discussion where someone asks you if you “believe” in climate change? It’s a loaded question isn’t it? And you know exactly where it’s going:  If you don’t answer in the affirmative … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Democracy, Free Speech, U.S. Politics | 155 Comments

LibSpeak 101

Posted on September 26, 2018

This Federal Liberal government seems to have quite the knack for coming up with impressive euphemisms to downplay illegal and criminal activity. The obvious example is their use of “irregular” vs. illegal border crossing of migrants coming into Canada from … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Government, Justice, Orwellian | 113 Comments

Doug Ford vs. Judicial Activism

Posted on September 11, 2018

When I first heard about Ontario Premier Doug Ford‘s announcement that he would use the notwithstanding clause to override a decision on the constitutionality of shrinking Toronto council, I was somewhat concerned. This option was always supposed to be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Government, Canadian Charter, Democracy, Entitlement, Ontario Government, Provincial Politics | 149 Comments

What is the End Game?

Posted on August 28, 2018

The recent exit of Maxime Bernier from the Conservative Party of Canada has caused quite the kerfuffle in Canadian politics. And no doubt Gerald Butts is salivating at the prospects. But why did Bernier do this? What is his grand … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Elections, Canadian Politics, Conservative Party of Canada | 97 Comments

Where in the World is Justin Trudeau?

Posted on August 6, 2018

As Anne mentioned in comments on the previous blog post, what is going on with Saudi Arabia and Canada? And where is Justin Trudeau on this? In fact why was he MIA on so many files lately? I know this … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Government, Canadian Politics | 181 Comments

Hubris and Hypocrisy will be the Liberals’ downfall.

Posted on July 15, 2018

So it seems as if the PMO brainiacs have attempted to move GropeGate off the political radar by introducing an Attack Ford Gov strategy. The initial shot was fired by Trudeau when after he first met with Premier Doug Ford, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Politics, Hypocrisy, Identity Politics, Immigration, Ontario election, Ontario Government | 154 Comments