The Blanche Report

How to start writing about yet another mass murder... Does it matter if the person was transgender? No. That is to miss the point, make people feel sorry for this person and take the focus off the victims. This person had very, very serious mental health issues which were documented. The murderer was born a boy and while he may have had long hair and worn dresses, he is still a he and not, as some news outlets are referring to him, a she. The more intelligent media simply say

We are starting with the you-can't-make-this-up department. A Toronto city councillor announced, with a straight face, that they are renaming a park in that city. The old name was Woodsy Park. The new name of the park is 'Ethennonnhawahstihnen' park. The councillor then added that anyone unable or unwilling to pronounce the park’s new name would be “held accountable” to the ‘first peoples.’ Seriously? Best of luck to the voters who elected and now pay someone like this. Do

Blanche has some very astute readers and we appreciate their input. In our last blog, we offered a few critiques of Pierre Poilievre. Readers reminded us of something that matters deeply and should not be glossed over: in the aftermath of October 7 and ever since, Pierre Poilievre has been one of the very few politicians to stand unequivocally with the Jewish people. No hedging. No moral fog. No calculated silence. That kind of clarity is rare. From October 7, Poilievre, who

We are very happy for Pierre Poilievre that he got strong support from the converted at the conservative convention this past weekend. That was never in doubt. What is however, is his relatability to the rest of Canada aka ROC. While he is wildly popular in his own party, he polls very far down the ladder in personal popularity when put up against Mark Carney. The conservative party is strong, but the leader is weak. And that people, is what counts in the voting booth. He di

Last weekend, one of the coldest in years, more than 25,000 people lost power, some for four or five days. The reason? An aging substation built in the 1970s, long past its prime, clearly failing, and apparently left to limp along until it finally gave out right on cue during extreme cold. This wasn’t a freak event. It wasn’t unforeseeable. It was infrastructure neglect, plain and simple. When systems built half a century ago are treated as 'good enough,' this is the result:

Kudos to Google. If you went on their homepage today you may have noticed a black ribbon on the bottom in the center of the page. It is  in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day... *** When Justin was in power he wanted all Canadian cars electric by 2035. Carney seconded the motion. We are not quite sure in what city those two live, but where we live in Montreal as well as in Toronto, both heavily populated urban centers, putting out this edict is nothing mor