Ron Thornton's
Personal Commentaries on Canadian Politics
(and anything else that interests him)

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A Personal Commentary

Commentary Archives

Important Dates

Facts & Stats

Government Structure

Governments

Governors-General & Prime Ministers

Kings and Queens

Site Directory

Who is Ron Thornton?

SITE DIRECTORY

A Personal Commentary
When so inspired, Ron offers his views on the latest in Canadian politics...or anything else that interests him.

Commentary Archives
Like a good book, you will want to read these Commentaries over and over again so that, if nothing else, you can remember why you call Ron all those nasty names.

Important Dates
An election, a leadership race, or a political convention, here is a calendar to keep political junkies up to date with a "schedule of events."

Facts & Stats
An array of amazing facts, tid-bits, alternative ways of looking at things, and a place where I can just have fun with stats and facts for your amusement and, hopefully, interest.

Government Structure
A look at how the entire system works, from the monarch and her heirs, to her representative in Canada, to the Constitution, Parliament, and our Courts.

Governments (National & Provincial)
In order to answer the questions of: How many seats does a party in any legislature in the country have, who are the leaders, and when was the last election called?

Canada's Governors-General & Prime Ministers
Our head of state is the Governor General, but the system has evolved so that the Prime Minister is the person who calls the tune.

Kings and Queens of Canada
Four Georges, two Edwards, a William, dear Victoria, and Elizabeth two

Who is Ron Thornton?
The nice thing about the Internet is that Ron can claim to have the body of a Greek God and the mind of Aristotle and no one is the wiser, except all those who know him.