I’ve had 24 hours now to digest what I saw during yesterday’s Ontario leaders’ debate, as well as the knee jerk analysis last night and today’s commentary and reactions. I watched last night with my politically-inclined Brazilian boyfriend, whose knowledge of Ontario politics and the three leaders is less
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Queer-liberal: 2014 Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival wraps: My favourite flicks this year…
Another year, another Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival draws to a close. The festival tends to creep up on many film lovers in Toronto, so many friends of mine remarked to me this year they forgot to go see much. Not me, of course. Despite ongoing election campaigns pulling
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Progressives simply cannot trust populist Andrea Horwath to stop Tim Hudak
Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak has screwed up his election campaign, perhaps beyond repair, with his faulty math and his slick and untrustworthy salesman routine. I said at the start of this campaign that Hudak has not improved much at all since we saw Part One of this movie in
Continue readingQueer-liberal: These Ontario Liberal ads look great (despite what Warren Kinsella says…)
I loved this pre-writ ad produced by Kathleen Wynne’s team showcasing the kind of person and leader she is. It has over 500,000 views on YouTube and counting: This great ad below, also produced by the same Ontario Liberal team, puts Andrea Horwath’s rejection of progressive values front and centre.
Continue readingQueer-liberal: The folly of Hudakian Conservatives in the Ontario PC Party will cost them this election…
In 2003, Ontarians had fully experienced the impact of Mike Harris’ neo-conservative policies in action: crowded schools, never-ending labour disruptions, demoralized teachers, growing health care wait times, closed hospitals, fired nurses, neglected infrastructure, transit going nowhere, poisoned water, 7 dead people in Walkerton, unchecked and possibly bad food in our
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Andrew Garfield’s amazing performance in Arcade Fire’s new video "We Exist"
This is astonishing! I love both Andrew Garfield and Arcade Fire even more now! Enjoy!
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Michael Sam becomes 1st openly gay athlete to be drafted into the NFL…
What a beautiful and sweet moment! It’s so very nice to share in it on TV. Congrats to Mr. Sam! I’m not much of a football fan, but I’ll have to find a way to catch a St. Louis Rams game when Sam starts to play for them.
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Andrea Horwath pulls a "Jack Layton", but this time progressives will flock to Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals to stop Hudak’s Conservatives…
I think Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath has made a major mistake in forcing an Ontario election for June. Apparently, NDP insiders think the time is right to scoop up disaffected Liberal supporters and replace the Grits as the dominant party on the centre-left. This is foolish and wrong. Here’s why: Premier Kathleen Wynne
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Prince Harry might "experiment with gay men" if his relationship doesn’t work out (which apparently it has not!)
What a lovely headline!: Prince Harry might experiment with gay men if my relationship doesn’t work out It certainly caught my eye, although Harry never has to try too hard to get my attention (or most gay men’s). And of course, this story yesterday seems to confirm the handsome prince is
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Forget addiction issues; audio reveals window into Rob Ford’s twisted heart
It seems Toronto’s crack mayor Rob Ford has been living up to that moniker, despite claiming his crack cocaine smoking caught on video last year was an “isolated incident.” Clearly it wasn’t. Ford was apparently filmed smoking crack cocaine again just this past weekend in his sister’s house. The video
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Congrats to Nancy Leblanc, the acclaimed Ontario Liberal candidate in Parkdale-High Park
I read this good news online this morning on Scott Tribe’s site , as well as Big City Liberal, that my friend Nancy Leblanc will be acclaimed as the Ontario Liberal candidate in the Parkdale-High Park riding for the next provincial election. Nancy is a terrific candidate. She’s a
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Adam Vaughan’s ‘game changer’ candidacy in Trinity-Spadina puts the downtown Toronto riding into Liberal reach…
The announcement yesterday that popular downtown city councillor Adam Vaughan is seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Trinity-Spadina is a “game changer” that puts the Grits back into major contention in the upcoming by-election. In fact, I might even suggest if Vaughan does secure the Liberal nomination (which seems very
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Kick attention-seeking, mischief-making American bigot Peter LaBarbera out of the country, please!
It seems hatemonger Peter LaBarbera’s temporary detention by Canada Customs at Regina’s airport last week was quite justified, considering what the bigoted troublemaker got himself into on the University of Regina’s campus today. LaBarbera, along with infamous hate propagandist Bill Whatcott (whose guilt promoting hatred against gays and lesbians was upheld
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Ding dong, the wicked Rob Anders is politically dead!
What joyous news this Sunday morning! The insanity in Calgary West / Signal Hill is finally over! Rob Anders – the longtime homophobe, social conservative dork, with a penchant for falling asleep in Parliament (see pic on the right) or veterans’ committee meetings, the idiot who somehow imagined that Tom
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Personal agendas trump party loyalty in Trinity-Spadina
I’ve watched this week’s events in Trinity-Spadina closely, mostly appalled at the hypocrisy on display. Let’s briefly start with 22-year-old diva Zach Paikin, unqualified to be a MP due to a lack of life experience and a clear lack of judgment, who showed the world this week what he’s made
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Centrist Liberals will decide who becomes the next mayor of Toronto….
Now that Olivia Chow has officially entered the race for Toronto’s next mayor, the stage is set for an epic battle. The field of candidates is crowded, but it will definitely begin to thin out over the next few months. I predict the first major candidate to drop out of
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Great launch by John Tory into Toronto mayor’s race…
I’m very pleased that John Tory has stepped forward to run for mayor of Toronto. This offers our city a clear chance of ridding itself of Rob Ford’s reign of terror. Tory’s an excellent candidate and would make an exceptional mayor! I’m definitely considering voting for him. I will wait
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Hurray for Ellen Page!
Very glad to hear this news today. Plus she’s cute. Makes me wish I were a lesbian 😉 “In a speech at the Time to Thrive conference Friday, actress Ellen Page came out as gay. “I’m here today because I am gay,” she told the audience of LGBT youth at the Bally’s Hotel and
Continue readingQueer-liberal: By-election results show Tim Hudak’s far-right agenda still tanking in Ontario…leaving an opening for Wynne’s Liberals to win again…
Kathleen Wynne’s Ontario Liberals got decisively whipped in yesterday’s provincial by-elections in Niagara Falls and Thornhill. Their result in Thornhill, which was slightly stronger than their 2011 result in the same seat, showed Liberal support in the GTA is, at least, hanging in there under Wynne’s leadership. For a party
Continue readingQueer-liberal: Time to boycott Russia’s celebration of its bigoted self
I will not be watching Russia’s disgusting celebration of itself tomorrow. The opening ceremonies for the Sochi Games will not be playing on my TV at work, nor at home on Friday night. I can’t bear to watch a celebration of Russia’s history knowing full well this is a country
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