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The Canada-U.S. Trade Talks Saga is a three-part series first printed in The Niagara Independent. Part One In Ottawa, there are two prevailing threads of thought on what has become the never-ending saga of the Canada-U.S. Trade Talks. One is rallying behind Prime Minister Trudeau and supporting the Liberal Government’s attempt to reason with…
The Niagara Independent, July 20, 2018 – This is the third of a three column series on the Canada-U.S. trade talks, reviewing our National Leaders’ political gamesmanship and assessing what it means for the outcome of the trade talks – and for the 2019 federal election. To recap the last six weeks: on June 1st,…
The Niagara Independent, July 20, 2018 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet this week, bringing five new ministers to the table and creating a new portfolio for border security, an issue that has become a political vulnerability for the government over the past months. Political analysts view this shuffle as a political move…
The Niagara Independent , July 13, 2018 – This is the second of a three column series on the Canada-U.S. trade talks. This column reflects on the criticism that the Liberals have purposely sabotaged the trade negotiations for their political gain in an election year. Not all are supportive of the Trudeau Government’s trade negotiation…
The Niagara Independent, July 6, 2018 – In Ottawa, there are two prevailing threads of thought on what has become the never-ending saga of the Canada-U.S. Trade Talks. One is rallying behind Prime Minister Trudeau and supporting the Liberal Government’s attempt to reason with an unpredictable U.S. President. The second is highly critical, suggesting that…
Here is “the epic” collection of political jokes from the campaign trail. With just two weeks left in the Ontario election, By George is re-publishing its political jokes and quotes book with many more jokes and feature sections. This 150-page e-book is bursting with funny guffaws, “shaggy-dog” stories and sideways jokes about politicians and politics. The…
The Niagara Independent – June 29, 2018 – As Parliament recessed for the summer, news leaked out that the Trudeau Government quietly renewed the current federal equalization formula for provinces through the year 2024. In the 584-pages of 2018 budget documentation, Finance Minister Bill Morneau had buried a provision that extended the existing equalization formula,…
A research institution announced the discovery of the heaviest element known to science. The new element has been tentatively named “Governmentium “. Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 11 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons,…
What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It’s not good at much else. – Tom Clancy It’s important to realize that whenever you give power to politicians or bureaucrats, it will be used for what they want, not for what you want. – Harry Browne Give…
“I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.” – Charles de Gaulle “The word “politics” is derived from the Greek word “poly,” meaning “many,” and the word “ticks,” meaning “blood sucking parasites.” – anonymous “Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from…
With MPs back to Ottawa and Parliament opening today, By George offers up a few political memes for sharing on your social media platforms. (Right click to save and then share on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere.) Enjoy… Chris George provides reliable PR & GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced…
In response to our friend Dick Inwood, here is a much longer list of humourous quips dredged up from a past By George Journal post dating back to February 2010. Public office is the last refuge of the incompetent. – Boies Penrose We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity…
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business. – Winston Churchill Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one. – Dwight D. Eisenhower Politics is the art of controlling your environment. – Hunter Thompson Good government is good politics. – Richard J. Daley Power is dangerous…
The rise of democracy was the most important accomplishment of the 20th Century. Societal wellbeing depends on the ability of citizens to participate in political discussions and influence public policy. – Amartya Sen We do not imitate, but are a model to others. – Pericles No nation is fit to set in judgment upon any…
“Politics in its more primitive and vigorous manifestations is not a game or a sport, but a form of civil war, with only lethal weapons barred.” – John W. Dafoe “The public is moved by mood more than logic, by instinct more than reason, and that is something that every politician must make use…
In the last few weeks, since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, By George has received some very funny memes skewering the new American commander-in-chief. Here are 5 of our FAVs!! Trump Supporters’ Bookshelves #1 Best-Seller for Trump Supporters The Post-Super Bowl Press Conference at the White House If…
Here’s a poem By George received last evening – anonymously written – however we can be certain the clever poet is a Democrat. In a land where the states are united, they claim, in a sky-scraping tower adorned with his name, lived a terrible, horrible, devious chump, the bright orange miscreant known as the…
When I think of some of the statements made here I begin to think that we are living is a new age of paleontology – political paleontology – the invertebrate age, which is government without a backbone. – John G. Diefenbaker Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it…
Less than a year ago, Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn tore the anterior cruciate, ligament and medial collateral ligament in her right knee and fractured her tibia during a harrowing ski accident in Schlamding, Austria. Vonn was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in Schladming. Concerned she wouldn’t be ready for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced today her spot…
In a landslide election, Donald J. Trump shocked liberals and republicans alike when he defeated Hillary Clinton in a historic, unprecedented win. And to say that people were astonished at Donald Trump’s victory would be the understatement of the century. But behind Donald Trump’s victory, stood one woman. So who is this unique lady responsible for…