While most of the time Warren Kinsella is a scheming, puerile, self-aggrandizing hypocrite (the list of examples is far too long but suffice it to bring up his recent outrage at Mulcair’s questioning of the impact of the Petro dollar on the rest of Canada when his man, Dalton McGuinty
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Acts of Citizenship: A word about Strategic voting, or “progressives” don’t let progressives vote Liberal
Progressives, by which I mean those concerned with issues of a thriving democracy, the environment, and social and economic justice, are once again not being well served in the coming election. Indeed, the middle of political discourse has shifted so far to the right that Rob Ford appears “reasonable” rather
Continue readingActs of Citizenship: A vote for the ONDP is a vote for “progressive” government, or McGuinty is not “progressive” (updated)
The Ontario Liberals are so desperate. They are running one of the most disingenuous smear filled campaigns I’ve ever seen from Liberals. First they’ve tried to dissuade progressive voters by suggesting that the ONDP and the PCPO are the same. Thus, don’t vote for the ONDP. I mean after all
Continue readingActs of Citizenship: Trying to understand outrage at ONDP’s 1% HST reduction in gasoline
This portion of the ONDP platform has probably received the most discussion, usually vacuous outrage, especially by self-styled environmentalists. So, I’ve been trying to figure out what is so egregious about the proposal to claw back 1% of HST from the oil companies who at last check were doing quite
Continue readingActs of Citizenship: ONDP overtakes Liberals: “Strategic voters” take notice
It appears the ONDP is slowly becoming the only choice to stop a Conservative government. Progressives and strategic voters take notice. For Progressives, the ONDP is the only authentically progressive party to vote for. For those who insist on voting strategically, seems like more and more a vote the ONDP
Continue readingActs of Citizenship: Ontario Liberals giddy that women distrust Hudak a little more than they distrust McGuinty
The McGuinty Liberals needed to change the channel (redirect focus away from their dismal record) and to shore up the progressives they’ve conned into voting for them in the past if they were going to stop their free fall and get back into the election race. So not surprising they’re
Continue readingActs of Citizenship: Ontario Liberals must be a little nervous seeing the words “slush fund” in today’s headlines, or please move on newscycle
While the McGuinty Liberals may have survived Collegate during the last election campaign, they must, nevertheless, still get a little nervous every time they see “slush fund” in the headlines. What’s relevant about Collegate for the present provincial campaign is: 1. among this government’s unscrupulous activities are “slush funds” 2.
Continue readingActs of Citizenship: Ontario Liberals insinuate ONDP hates babies, or when will Ontarians tire of cynical, disingenuous, and negative politics???
As a constituent of what must be one of Ontario’s most progressive ridings, Parkdale-High Park, I was dismayed and disappointed by the first piece of Liberal campaign literature that showed up in my mailbox. In a riding where the Conservative candidate, by all accounts very worthy, is an extreme long
Continue readingActs of Citizenship: When will Ontarians tire of cynical, sophomoric, and disingenuous politics?
Perhaps, I’m an anomaly. Perhaps I’m just too naive and insist on clinging to fundamental ideals of democracy (e.g. the electorate should be as well and truly informed in its political engagements, such as during elections). Perhaps it’s just unrealistic to expect to be able to vote for something, rather
Continue readingActs of Citizenship: Aggression during G20 perpetrated by police, but demonstrations criminalized by Harper & McGuinty, or “When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called “the People’s Stick.”- Mikhail Bakunin
In my previous post I wrote about one of the McGuinty government’s most egregious hours: McGuinty’s management of “security” at last year’s G20 Summit meetings in Toronto. In today’s Star, Justice Melvyn Green has vindicated the actions of demonstrators at Queen & Spadina on Saturday of the protests. In essence, Justice Green concludes that yes […]
Acts of Citizenship: “_Capitalism is the Crisis: Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity_”
One of the most despicable aspects of the McGuinty Liberal government, among many others, was its handling of security at the G20 Summit last summer in Toronto. Dalton McGuinty oversaw one of the greatest civil rights abuses in Canadian history. When you start to crack down on dissension you begin to destroy the very thing […]
Acts of Citizenship: Say No to Negative Politics, Help Stop the Smears
It’s now a commonplace the incredible gains made by the NDP in the recent federal election had to do with its unrelentingly positive approach and unwillingness to engage in the kinds of negative attacks now entrenched in the Conservative and Liberal approach to political campaigning. I’m glad the ONDP has decided to follow suit, and […]
Acts of Citizenship: Progressive Women Across Ontario Seem to be Getting Ready to Back Andrea Horwath and the ONDP
A website has been created by progressive women dedicated to defeating Tim Hudak in the coming election.
Can an endorsement of the Andrea Horwath and ONDP be far behind?
Surely, they’re not backing the insidiously sexist Liberals with an avowed R…
Acts of Citizenship: Heather Mallick ignores Andrea Horwath as the only party leader who rightly champions women’s rights, or sorry sister it’s hard out here for a Liberal shill like me
According to Heather Mallick in Today’s The Star: But what he and Hudak and Harper should understand is that abortion is not a “chip” on a woman’s shoulder, it is her body and her life, her internal sanctity and her choice. I am warning those who want Canadian women to lose their right to abortion […]
Acts of Citizenship: According to latest poll, ONDP and Liberals in virtual tie and Andrea Horwath way ahead with highest approval rating as well as lowest disapproval rating
“[Andrea Horwath] is making a great impression on voters.” Horwath’s approval is up to 63 per cent from 59 per cent and her disapproval down to 37 per cent from 41 per cent. Dalton McGuinty, by far, remains the leader with a lowest approval rating (39%) and the highest disapproval rating (61%). Although to hear […]
Acts of Citizenship: McGuinty all rhetoric on abortion, or how does an avowed Roman Catholic maintain any credibility on feminist issues?
The recent turn by Ontario Liberals to dredge up the abortion issue is quite fascinating. Is it out of sheer desperation to change the channel? Is it a suicide pact? A vain attempt to hold on to “progressives” they’ve manage to fool in the past? Although McGuinty has done little of the talking, how could […]
Acts of Citizenship: Ontario Liberals in Free Fall: Add Wild Hyperbole to their Campaign to Woo "Progressives"
As part of the Ontario Liberals’ suicide pact, I mean campaign to woo progressive voters we get this nasty example of hyperbole in the hopes of redirecting the coming election away from pocketbook issues towards “progressive” issues. Gritchik opens yesterday’s blog posting with this doozie. “Since Dammit Janet! helped vault Hudak’s position on abortion into […]
Acts of Citizenship: Ontario Liberals in Free Fall: Add Disingenuousness and Hypocrisy to Campaign to Woo "Progressives"–Updated
In their desperate attempt to halt their slide down the polls, the Ontario Liberals are preparing to spread out across Toronto’s subway to distribute flyers charging the NDP with abandoning the environment while crowing about David Suzuki’s pat on the back. Oh the irony. The OLP is hardly known for its commitment to the environment. […]
Acts of Citizenship: Ontario Liberals in Free Fall: Predictably Resort to Useless Smearing and a Failed Strategy
So the Ontario Liberals want the coming provincial election to be about ethical issues such as women’s reproductive rights. Now I get the strategy. Distraught with their free falling in the polls, the Liberals are desperate to pander to their supposed base (i.e. progressives, women, progressive women) and thus have taken to publicly demonizing the […]