Not speaking French and delivering an emotionally flat condolence message to the families of the two fallen pilots last week was only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Michael Rousseau leadership at Air Canada. And this comes because he loaded the board with his cronies who didn't want to fire their friend. The real story? This has been years in the making. Since taking over from Calin Rovinescu, Rousseau has turned Air Canada into a case study in poor judgment and tone

What languages the CEO of Air Canada, Michael Rousseau can speak is only part of his problem. We watched all 3 minutes and 35 seconds of his video on the Air Canada crash at LaGuardia. Not once did he say the names of the two pilots who were killed. Let’s correct that. Their names were Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther. They were not props in a narrative or faceless “crew members” that he glossed over. They were real people with families, friends, and lives that mattered

When we say that our French Canadian provincial government is not made up of very smart people, we incur flack from some of our readers. In fact, it's not only that they are not so smart, it's that they need also to save face. And that combination is the kiss of death. Our provincial government is nothing short of a clown show and we are paying the price - literally. We will also include a caveat here: We have received a few emails telling us how wonderful Legault has been

Clearly somebody whispered something into Mark Carney's ear - like if he doesn't support the US in Iran he may be shut out of the US, Canada, Mexico aka Cusma talks. Especially after saying that he has to 'manage' Trump. No s. Sherlock. After giving everyone a stiff neck for yo-yoing back and forth whether he supports the Iranian war or not, it appears Carney has seen the veritable writing on the wall. Yesterday he was not taking any questions on the war nor whether he was

The Canada we knew is slowly but surely fading away. Especially in Toronto and to a minutely lesser extent, Montreal. Olivia Chow, Toronto's Asian mayor is an outright antisemite. She doesn't like Jews and doesn't care who knows or what anyone thinks about it. That is if you can understand a word of what she is saying when she decides to grace people with her word salads. She will not lift a finger to stop any 'protests' which are nothing more than Jew-hating paid radicals ga

All Israeli's, men, women and children, are again on the front line. They are taking the brunt of endless missiles being fired at them during this current war. In reality, they are protecting the rest of us in the Diaspora. We read one women's account of what they are going through. In case you didn't know, most of the sirens come at night mainly in the Tel Aviv environs. All night. So for the past almost 2 weeks, nobody has had a normal night's rest. This whole country has j

"A wonderful evening joining PM Mark Carney for Iftar at the South Nepean Muslim Centre Mosque" Last night there was a special debate in the House of Commons about the war in Iran. Mark Carney, our prime minister decided to pass on that evening. As we wrote previously, we could barely keep up with the many different comments made by Mark Carney about that war, depending on the day. One day the strikes were “inconsistent with international law.”The next day he supported them “

This is what AI came up with for Housefather. In the past three days there have been attacks on three synagogues in Toronto. For now, those shooting at them have done so in the middle of the night. Clearly they are not interested in getting caught and going to jail or being some kind of martyr. For now. And what is the response of our politicians on every level? As per Matt Gurney who got it spot on: "There is no place for this here” or “this isn’t who we are” statements in

Someone best get to Mark Carney and tell him that even if he is in Australia, the other side of the world, both Trump and the rest of the free world gets to read what he says. One has to wonder if he was baiting Trump when he said it's not easy dealing with him and he must choose his words carefully to avoid any blowback. That he has to 'manage' him. And nobody knew that? He had to say it out loud? If he's looking to poke the bear, he's doing a great job. For such a smart gu

Like him or not, Donald Trump has very large kahoonas. He is also somewhat of a bully so he knows very well how to deal with people like himself. Iran was the bully in the Middle East and every president before Trump knew it. But they either said they were doing something about them but never acted or, as in Obama's case, sent them billions of dollars in unmarked US bills, helping to prop them up. He was a really special piece of work. The buck literally stopped with Trump.

Can we talk? What business is it of the provincial government if private Jewish days schools pay to bring in Israeli soldiers to speak to their students? We'll tell you. It's none of their damn business. Nor should the only English radio station gleefully put it as the first story in their news cycle. Last we looked, we live in a democracy. And no, much as the government wants it to happen, the majority of the population is not secular. People have free choice to follow a rel

Yesterday Pierre Poilievre said that immigrants who are falsely claiming asylum or have been refused asylum are clogging our medical system. Can we talk? Do people have such short memories? Does no one remember when Justin told every immigrant in the world from every country in the world to come on down? No background check. We allowed every loser and criminal into our country. What happened to those thousands of people? Where are they? We know where Justin is. He's partying

Thank goodness Queen Elizabeth is not around to see her son Andrew arrested but there is no doubt she is rolling over in her grave. Aside from doing really bad things, Andrew is just plain stupid. Is he so sheltered that he didn't know sending emails from his computer leaves a trail that cannot be disputed? Did he think no one would find out what he did? Oh wait. Allegedly did. Innocent until proven guilty. Can we talk? The police don't arrest someone like him unless they hav

The reason someone is called premier of a province is because he is the leader. The buck stops on his desk. Of course he cannot know everything about every file, but he is supposed to a) appoint people to ministry's that have the brain capacity or the experience to handle their file and b) surround himself with trustworthy, competent people who will keep him informed of all the details. At a press conference, Legault blamed everyone but himself for a ripping scandal: more th

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