Um. The Quebec Liberals did “retake the province,” folks. Was in all the papers – including, perhaps, yours. .
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Warren Kinsella: Tonight, my Dad gets to ask Mr. Nash his question
He always wondered why they changed the theme music to The National. Tonight, I hope he gets the chance to ask him. .
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My view at the moment
Wish you were all here. Well, most of you, anyway. .
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Labourers’ union smart approach: being proactive
This is interesting. When the CBC and the Star were coming after LIUNA (mainly for the offence of Working While Italian), the union took a proactive approach – and contacted the police themselves. It’s referenced in the video below. Reminds me of what Chretien did with sponsorship. I suspect LIUNA
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Hey, Public Safety and RCMP: do I scare you?
Apparently: “Bureaucrats, for example, bumped around a copy of a head-scratching open letter posted by Sun columnist Warren Kinsella on his blog. In it, he calls on Anonymous to get involved by attacking the Nova Scotia NDP or the RCMP. Just the same, Public Safety passed it around internally, and then sent it to
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: John Tory: in the pocket of the handgun lobby
Yesterday’s post about John Tory’s non-position on several important issues got heads shaking about Mr. Dithers again. But it was his abject refusal to take a position on handguns that many folks found most astounding. Here’s some facts for John to consider: A third of the handguns used to commit
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Secure retirement is right
He knows all about how to secure an early political retirement. And she will be doing likewise, if she spends another day campaigning with him. .
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In today’s Sun: Trudeau touches the third rail
Now that he has reopened the abortion the debate – and, rest assured, Justin Trudeau has done so – what next? Who wins, who loses? Trudeau himself is both a winner and a loser. At the centre of a Parliament Hill scrum a few days ago, the Liberal leader said
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Told ya
Ipsos tonight: Ontario Race Tightens: Hudak PCs Slip (35%, -4), Horwath NDP Gain (28%, +4) and Wynne Liberals Stall (31%, +1) among Decided Voters But Ballot Box Bonus Belongs to Progressive Conservatives (41%, +6), Not Liberals (30%, -1) or NDP (26%, -2) among Likely Voters
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: No position yet: John Tory’s campaign for mayor, in six easy snapshots
The Toronto Star has unveiled a helpful “Promise Tracker” feature for the Toronto mayor’s race. Here’s what they’ve got for John Tory on some of the major issues of the day. You don’t need to editorialize about Mr. Dithers. He caricatures himself.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Kathleen Wynne shakes the hand of charged fraudster Joe Fontana
She refused to meet Ford – who hasn’t been charged with anything, amazingly – and that was absolutely the right position to take. She should have never met with Fontana. Huge, huge mistake. .
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: What works in a political TV spot, and what doesn’t
Here’s a few I happen to like, and which I happen to know, um, a little about. They’re not “negative” – they’re telling the truth about the public record of an opponent in an election, and that’s part of what democracy is all about. .
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Contextless, linkless Ontario campaign 2014 observations
Haven’t seen that old graphic in a while, so I thought I’d haul it out of the cyber-closet. Had one that was cropped better, but you get you pay for. (Which, in the case of this web site, is nothing.) There are 22 days – more than three weeks! –
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: John Tory should quit mayoralty race
Source? His former employer, Newstalk 1010. Ouch. That’s gonna leave a mark. .
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: I don’t see SFH on this list. WTF?
Seriously, don’t they know geriatric punk rock stars when they see them? .
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Ontario: who is a political ad for? (updated)
Not for you, highly-informed reader of Canada’s Best-Loved Political Website™. Not for you, or people like you. Let me explain. This morning, I heard The First Ever Academic To Understand Political Ads™ on CBC Radio: Prof. Peter Graefe of McMaster said that political ads are for people who don’t pay
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: I painted this
Was retrieved from…a long story. Lala doesn’t like it. She never likes my stuff. .
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: how a loser is winning Ontario’s election
Allan Gregg tells a great anecdote, one that explains why the least popular guy is presently ahead in the Ontario provincial election campaign. It’s all about authenticity, the talented former Progressive Conservative strategist says: “For most of my adult life, I have worked with political and business leaders and have
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?
I live three doors down from not one, but two, group homes. Without exception, the developmentally-challenged folks who live in them are quieter and nicer neighbours than the other neighbours I’ve got. I spent yesterday at a big family get-together, cleaning the roof, moving generators, trying to start a fire,
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The punk rock torch passes from one generation to the next
[The Dead Kennedy’s ‘Let’s Lynch the Landlord’ comes through the truck’s speakers.] Son Three: I like Jello Biafra’s voice. Me [astonished he knows who the Dead Kennedys are, let alone who Jello Biafra is]: You know about Jello Biafra? Son Three: I think ‘Holiday In Cambodia’ is still their best
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