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We could do with a lot more boring

Jan 15, 2025 | thespec.com | Steve Buist

Politics should be boring, if you think about it. Same for politicians. Sewer infrastructure, road construction, keeping the lights on, making sure people are safe and healthy, planning, compliance with laws, development, budgets … all of that stuff should be boring. Same for the people who oversee all of that, whether they’re elected or non-elected. To be clear, boring should be seen as a good thing. Boring doesn’t mean unimportant.
We could do with a lot more boring

Jan 15, 2025 | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Steve Buist

Politics should be boring, if you think about it. Same for politicians. Sewer infrastructure, road construction, keeping the lights on, making sure people are safe and healthy, planning, compliance with laws, development, budgets … all of that stuff should be boring. Same for the people who oversee all of that, whether they’re elected or non-elected. To be clear, boring should be seen as a good thing. Boring doesn’t mean unimportant.
We could do with a lot more boring

Jan 15, 2025 | wellandtribune.ca | Steve Buist

Politics should be boring, if you think about it. Same for politicians. Sewer infrastructure, road construction, keeping the lights on, making sure people are safe and healthy, planning, compliance with laws, development, budgets … all of that stuff should be boring. Same for the people who oversee all of that, whether they’re elected or non-elected. To be clear, boring should be seen as a good thing. Boring doesn’t mean unimportant.
Trump’s trolling seems to be working

Jan 10, 2025 | thespec.com | Steve Buist

I’m back, with two questions connected to each other. Why is there such a lack of critical thinking with Canadians (and Canadian media)? And why are Canadians (and Canadian media) so fixated on the ramblings of a (potentially) senile old American politician? Let’s talk tariffs, for starters, and Donald Trump’s threat to impose them on some Canadian products. Give him credit. Trump has succeeded in getting Canadian politicians to break the cardinal rule of business: Never negotiate against yourself.
Hamilton woman is Sierra Leone's only special envoy in Canada, 25 years after fleeing its civil war

Jun 24, 2024 | cbc.ca | Steve Buist

Hamilton woman is Sierra Leone's only special envoy in Canada, 25 years after fleeing its civil warSteve Buist | CBC News | Posted: June 25, 2024 8:00 AM | Last Updated: Just nowMay-Marie Duwai-Sowa works from an 1890s former brush factory in HamiltonImage | May-Marie Duwai-SowaCaption: Working out of Hamilton, May-Marie Duwai-Sowa became Sierra Leone's special envoy in 2023. Her mission is to help find ways to better connect the two countries.
Stop the fearmongering. Stop the childishness

Apr 22, 2024 | therecord.com | Steve Buist

By Steve Buist Canada is one of the best countries in the world. Don't take my word for it. There are any number of indicators you can search that will tell you so, from economics to corruption to living standards. For example, Canada ranks second behind Switzerland in the U.S. News and World Report's list of the world's best countries. Steve Buist is a retired Spectator investigative reporter and feature writer.
Stop the fearmongering. Stop the childishness

Apr 22, 2024 | thespec.com | Steve Buist

Canada is one of the best countries in the world. Don’t take my word for it. There are any number of indicators you can search that will tell you so, from economics to corruption to living standards. For example, Canada ranks second behind Switzerland in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the world’s best countries. Already a Subscriber? Sign in Do we have problems? Of course. But look around and compare. Better yet, travel around and see for yourself.
With science, you don’t get to pick and choose what to accept

Apr 4, 2024 | thespec.com | Steve Buist

I’m back, with more questions. These ones are for the anti-vax, anti-science, climate change-denying, conspiracy theorist morons out there. Already a Subscriber? Sign in Sorry, is my language indelicate? Too bad. It’s time the sane, rational people of the world start fighting fire with fire with these idiots. Measles outbreaks? A resurgence of whooping cough? In 2024? Congratulations, you’re the cause of that. For what? So you can take us back to a simpler time? The good old days?
With science, you don’t get to pick and choose what to accept

Apr 3, 2024 | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Steve Buist

I’m back, with more questions. These ones are for the anti-vax, anti-science, climate change-denying, conspiracy theorist morons out there. Already a Subscriber? Sign in Sorry, is my language indelicate? Too bad. It’s time the sane, rational people of the world start fighting fire with fire with these idiots. Measles outbreaks? A resurgence of whooping cough? In 2024? Congratulations, you’re the cause of that. For what? So you can take us back to a simpler time? The good old days?
The Hamilton Police Service and its board need to answer some serious questions

Mar 1, 2024 | thespec.com | Steve Buist

There has been a lot of discussion recently about what Hamilton police are costing. There has been much less discussion about what Hamilton police are doing. Already a Subscriber? Sign in It’s worrisome how little attention has been given to an alarming court decision released recently by Justice Andrew Goodman that was reported by The Spectator and the CBC.