Author: Warren

Free speech, but not without limits. But the best part? The notion of priestly fisticuffs. Classic. By way of example, [the Pope] referred to Alberto Gasparri, who organizes papal trips and was standing by his side aboard the papal plane. “If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word

Impressive guy. Smart. Worked with him many years ago. Would make a fine MP.

…often go awry. So sayeth Robbie Burns (not The Bard, as I mistakenly said on Twitter, and my genial colleague Chris Blizzard promptly set me straight). Man oh man, this election just got very interesting.

The good news, I suppose, is that CBC has learned a few lessons from their handling of the Ghomeshi mess. Now, at least, they’re letting the main actors in this latest drama speak to other media. That’s the good news. The bad news for CBC is that Ms. Tomlinson isn’t

[Inspired, in part, by a post from last week.] God gave us the powers of judgment. In Her infinite wisdom, She gave us the ability to look, and listen, and consider. She bestowed upon us the ability to recognize that there is, indeed, a qualitative difference between publishing a cartoon

Like, wow. #ISIS hacks #Pentagon Internet accounts. Well, that isn't something you read every day, is it? — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 12, 2015

…but she does. (And, hearing that Raj Ahluwalia – a journalist of exceptional integrity – was on the other side of this latest CBC ethical mess renders, for me, Lang’s ongoing employment even more bewildering.) Oh, and great work CanadaLand. Again. “Last month CANADALAND reported that Amanda Lang took lucrative

Case in point, right here. Open thread, folks. Indulge in wild speculation, baseless conjecture and wilful rumour-mongering. I’ve been doing so for 15 years, and it pays handsomely. (Well, actually, it doesn’t pay at all, but it’s fun.)

Kudos to Charles Sousa, John Baird, the Daisy folks, Canadian media – and of course his amazing family, led by Sarah and Ahmad. Woot! 558 Days – Khaled Al-Qazzaz Finally Released and Looking Forward to being Reunited with Wife and Children January 11, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 558 Days Khaled

Brilliant. Perfect.

So, when I go to Raptors games, I’m confronted with the same thing over and over: the advertising of the Diamond and Diamond “law firm” everywhere I look. I won’t call them ambulance chasers, because that would be mean. But, in recent months, I’ve sometimes been moved to comment on

The morning of the Paris massacre, this surfaced on the Internet: “Stephen Harper’s willingness to be tough with terrorists and dictators – in effect, punching above Canada’s foreign policy weight class – is something to be admired, whether you agree with him or not. But will it pay electoral dividends?

It is very nice that you are helping out Mr. Vickers. He is a real hero. However, the person who should really be ambassador to Ireland is me. I may cause a few international incidents, but I am pretty sure none of them would result in an actual war. In

I’ve written books about the notion that, when it comes to speech, reasonable limits should indeed exist. Calling for genocide against a group of people, for example. Holocaust denial in the classroom. Child pornography. Here’s what I wrote about the issue of cartoons and religion almost exactly eight years ago

Both, somewhat emotional. One is to state that (I think) I was wrong. In the Summer, I wrote this: “On the much-read National Newswatch Thursday morning, then, a column on Harper and foreign policy was the top headlined item. In it, the Public Policy Forum’s Dr. Don Lenihan wrote that

More here and here. The question I (and others, apparently) ask is this: Is a civilization that lets two people freeze to death on busy streets really civilized? #topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli http://t.co/G6KsyWEC9q — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 7, 2015

Dear Irritating People: I find this "the new normal" neologism extremely irritating. Stop using it. Sincerely, etc. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 6, 2015

Hollett with a friend. Assorted Now employees and friends of its owner swarmed this wee web site yesterday, taking umbrage with what I had to say about the magazine’s boss (Hollett has no pony tail!) and approach (we think it’s okay to run ads trafficking in girls!). So, as expected,

He’s quite shy, as you can see.