Author: Warren

[Posted here early, frankly, because the band is getting together.] Forget about Justin Trudeau and Ezra Levant. Difficult, we know, but try. Reflect, instead, on David Akin. David Akin is a journalist, a real one. Unlike Ezra (or Yours Truly), David is not a purveyor of infotainment. He is a

Cathy Allman is going laugh at this one. Circa 1983 or so: The Trial Continues at Carleton University’s Roosters. Chris Benner on skins, Mel Kennedy on keys, and some pale and skinny goof on strings. That’s Harold Hoefle up front, believe it or not. And yes, you could smoke pretty

This story is a bit misleading: Trudeau didn’t talk to Sun News Network already.  Some months ago, as you may recall, I was asked to ask him if he wanted to come on, with me as the host.  I told Gerald Butts I would run all questions past them in

Have mercy on me.

When you have: • an experienced, respected campaign manager • an amazing, professional campaign staff • terrific fundraising success • great online presence • a huge army of enthusiastic volunteers • popular and tested key messages • costed, do-able policies • and the best war room around (excluding its volunteer

…offered here with tremendous respect and affection.

Media expert on climate change, I am not. You want columnist climate connoisseur? Go read Lorrie Goldstein or Ezra Levant. “Humanity’s burning of fossil fuels is having a warming effect on the climate,” Goldstein has written. “But that it’s not as dramatic as we were initially led to believe.” Levant

Interesting. Hopefully nobody says any of this, you know, out loud anywhere in Toronto. “In short, the community got the burdens, but not the benefits, of all that investment. This was true not only of the freeways, but also of BART. In 1977, the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC),

On the one hand, it’s Forum.  You know, as in, Forum. On the other hand, there was this.  Many of you said I was worrying too much.  Sure hope you’re right.

I’ve been following this important case for quite some time. From her Dad, this morning, som,e important news: This morning I sat in a Halifax courtroom and listened as one of the young men involved with my daughter’s case change his plea to guilty. He is guilty of producing child

Something to think about, on the last day of Summer. From the NYT:

I thought about inserting this web posting into the hard drive of your Mac, iPad or iPhone while you slept – without your permission, gratis! – but thought that would be a really ignorant and possibly illegal thing to do. But, in my ongoing quest to impress my annual 2.2

Here.

Spotted him up at the lake, as I was trimming back my modest patch of grass for the last time this year. Sigh. Just me, the dog and a steak: that’s all that’s up here tonight. Oh, and the frog. Wish y’all were here.

Today’s Sun – the first one. Good to see.

“Old men”? Look, lots of us agree on his position on reproductive freedom. We were taking that position long before Justin Trudeau was, in fact. But calling your opponents names – to wit, “old men” – is dumb. Makes him look defensive and callow. Oh, and it probably won’t help

I hate this fucking disease.