So, if Libertarians co-ordinate their interests with other Libertarians, are they therefore commies? There’s an interesting philosophical issue here re how Nominalists (here = Libertarians) can possibly justify the introduction of…
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: Rob Shows Tim How Its Done
I’m not quite sure what it is he’s showing him, but Tim is clapping, so I guess Rob must doing it well. Also, a nice line from the source story:…the Star has learned of polling data showing Ford’s popularity steadily sinking from an almo…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Drip Drip Drip of Bad News
Another poll that shows Tim Hudak’s lead slipping: With Tory support at 35% to the Liberals’ 30%, the poll suggests Mr. Hudak would clinch a narrow victory to lead a minority government if Ontarians voted tomorrow.Steve V will surely come along …
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Tim Hudak Puts Ontario Families First
Really, really, really rich Ontario families.h/t
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Tim Hudak: The Hits Keep Coming
Hudak not good for rural Ontario County council cringes at Hudak claimI would say Tim Hudak’s promise to through $500,000,000 worth of costs back onto the municipalities is the John Tory moment of campaign 2011. Except there’s still time for more…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Why I Stopped Voting NDP
Because the NDP, both federally and provincially, has always been an alliance between labor and green groups. In my experience, whenever the values of these two wings came into conflict, the green wing got unceremoniously hosed.Its happening again.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Change We Can All Believe In
I give you the PCPO’s new campaign slogan: “Change Tim Hudak”. Works for me.PS. Its from the front of their new bus.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Dalton McGuinty, You Magnificent Bastard: Part III
I do a “Dalton McGuinty: You Magnificent Bastard” post whenever Dalton unveils a policy I think is maudlin, stupid, chintzy, cheesy, or entirely unrealizable–but also a honkin’ huge vote getter. His plan to reinstate the house call, …
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Media Culpa On Wente And Electric Cars
Another bad column, another takedown:We expect regular eco-trashing and McGuinty-bashing from Ms. Wente, but there is an election going on in Ontario, and it behooves the Globe and Mail to provide readers with facts relevant to his policies. In additio…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Hudak Slipping
The projection has the Progressive Conservatives winning 51 seats, the Liberals winning 41 and the NDP winning 15, according to Barry Kay, associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.[..]“At the moment, things are certainly…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: NDP Potential Diana Andrews Not Banned From Running Cuz She’s Gay
The title of the piece–Lesbian teacher barred from running for Ontario NDP–implies otherwise, but the source is Xtra, so really the slant in the hedder shouldn’t be too surprising. In any case, from the article and comments that follow, the rea…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Tim Hudak Will Abandon Free Trade With The Rest Of Canada!
Let me repeat what James Morton said:Hudak would ‘suspend’ $122M GO Transit deal going to Quebec Errh, I though we had more or less concluded Quebec is part of Canada. Seriously, who is doing policy for the Conservatives? Warren Kinsella? Mr. Hudak…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Truth About Hudak’s Hooligans
…gate-crashing ex Premier Bill Davis’ speech in praise of the Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. WK mentioned this yesterday, but the perps–Tory candidates Pam Hundal (Brampton-Springdale), Sanjeev Maingi (Brama…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Did Horwatch Step Into Toronto School/Mosque Debate?
Actually, given her earlier statement here, I think not. But some guy up in Orangeville is on about the Islamist menace and yada yada yada and says:“Timid” Tim Hudak’s response to the ‘discovery’ of public school mosque-activity i…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Farber On Healthcare, Redux
Back a week or so, CJC head and provincial Liberal Party candidate for Thornhill Bernie Farber penned a column for Shalom Life in which he was critical of Ontario’s health-care system circa the Mike Harris Gov. He used as an example the…
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: This Week in Ontario – And They’re Off!
Political excitement at the federal level may have evaporated faster than water in downtown Toronto, but the provincial scene is still very much alive this summer across Ontario.Among this week’s highlights:1. The Liberals scored a big endorsement from…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Not Helping
From the ARPA website:An old ARPA article from 2009 has been getting a lot of attention in Ontario over the past few days in light of comments about Tim Hudak and whether he is pro-life. In light of that, we checked back through our old emails from two…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Question Of The Day
A question which, incidentally, has no good answer. And, by the way, defunding abortion is not a decades old position, as Hudak staffer Jacob Bloom has suggested (in a tweet he seems to have deep-sixed, so he probably has realized that by now); i…
Continue readingConfessions of a Liberal Mind: Just when you thought it was going to be one sided
The Ontario Liberals Strike back. This add comes out today on TV. I got a peek at it first cause I know some people who are like in the know. Take a look for yourself, I think its effective.
Continue readingConfessions of a Liberal Mind: Just when you thought it was going to be one sided
The Ontario Liberals Strike back. This add comes out today on TV. I got a peek at it first cause I know some people who are like in the know. Take a look for yourself, I think its effective.
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