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1 month ago | 
nationalobserver.com | Brenna Owen |Abdul Matin Sarfraz |John Young
Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps was referring to some provincial parks as "state" parks, an incorrect designation that has ruffled feathers at a time of heightened tension between Canada and the United States. Social-media users shared screenshots showing provincial parks in British Columbia and elsewhere described by the search engine as "state" parks.
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1 month ago | 
nationalobserver.com | Jim Bronskill |Abdul Matin Sarfraz |John Young
Thousands of people have electronically signed a parliamentary petition calling for revocation of Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship over his role in the Trump administration, which is pointedly threatening Canada's sovereignty. The petition, making its way through the House of Commons process, was initiated by Qualia Reed, a Nanaimo, B.C., author.
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2 months ago | 
nationalobserver.com | Max Fawcett |John Young
Canada, as it turns out, isn’t broken. That was the message coming out of Pierre Poilievre’s big rebrand rally, where he tried to reposition himself as a champion of Canada’s virtues rather than just another critic of its failures. And while Liberal partisans will look skeptically on this attempted political metamorphosis, the biggest doubters might actually be some of his erstwhile fans: the freedom convoy.
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2 months ago | 
nationalobserver.com | David Moscrop |Max Fawcett |John Young
With the stakes as high as they are, it’s more than a bit disappointing that the Ontario election has become a race for second place. Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie has shifted her campaign to focus on courting NDP voters, appealing to them directly, insisting that the election is absolutely not a race for second place, as she strives to secure second place. Forget disappointing — this is an outrage.
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2 months ago | 
nationalobserver.com | Seth Klein |Max Fawcett |John Young
In the space of a mere few weeks, the Canadian political terrain has shifted dramatically. Between Prime Minister Trudeau’s imminent departure and Trump’s attacks on Canada’s economy and sovereignty, a Conservative majority led by Pierre Poilievre in the coming months no longer seems like a foregone conclusion.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
gilaherald.com | John Young
Column By John YoungThe executioner’s clock ticked. The felon-elect paced the floor. Surely, the Supreme Court would deliver a reprieve. When only four of his man-servants – Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch — voted his way, he imagined a grim future that was already assured: no jail for his crime, no probation, no community service, not even 30 minutes in an “I’m a crook” sandwich sign.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
egbertowillies.com | John Young
A game: Go around the circle: Name a high-profile figure (one without an inmate number) who’s less qualified to be attorney general than noted child connoisseur Matt Gaetz. George Santos? Kanye West? Beavis? Butthead? I know; it’s tough. The only person I can think of who is less suited to enforce our laws is he who soon will swear again on a Bible that he will do that.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
egbertowillies.com | John Young
My little canine friend and I have a favorite walking place: the nearest college campus. It’s a place of great sensations for a dog, and I’m not just talking about goose droppings near the reflecting pond. Sure, any place we go, Penny’s nose will reward her. But the college, with its sprawling intramural fields, seems to be the rewarding-est. If you haven’t noticed, a dog’s focus is always on the ground. The nose informs aplenty, but dogs also miss a lot.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
egbertowillies.com | John Young
Is anything more in tune with our times than debating whether Brian Thompson had it coming? No, not the debate about how high health insurers rank on the blood-sucker scale. How pointless. Thompson, the slain CEO of UnitedHealthcare, didn’t invent medical indemnity. Profit-seekers did. He was one of them, OK? The American way. Right? No, what’s in tune with our times is that no one is talking about what happened to Elias Wolford and Roman Mendez.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
egbertowillies.com | John Young
I’ve seen this voter before. It was 1988 as the nation considered Michael Dukakis and George H.W. Bush for president. I don’t know how the conversation started, as it wasn’t the kind of topic I’d launch with a casual acquaintance. Nonetheless, the lady I barely knew, with no prompt from me, shared her choice for president:“The American one.”Not the one with the Greek name, about whom she appeared not to know anything else. She might have had educated reasons to vote for Bush, then vice president.
