Canada is more than “a confederation of shopping centres,” Pierre Trudeau once said, decrying the narrow agendas of provincial Premiers. It is more than that. It has to be more than that. In Trudeau’s view – and I believe he expressed it this way, once, but the quote remains elusive
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Warren Kinsella: Mike Nichols, RIP
As my Calgary high co-conspirators Lee G. Hill and Dan Nearing would tell you, The Graduate was always my favourite. RIP, a great visionary.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Dennis Mills in the Globe, on that rumour thing
Mr. Kinsella said in an email Wednesday that a number of senior Liberal party members have urged him to seek a nomination and to run in the 2015 election. Among them, he said, is Dennis Mills ,who held Toronto-Danforth for the Liberals for 16 years before being defeated by Mr.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: About that rumour: three questions
1. Have some folks suggested I offer myself up as a Liberal candidate in the next federal dust-up? Yep. 2. Am I a candidate for anything yet? Nope. 3. Should I become a candidate? Well, there’s a few strongly-held opinions on that. Me, I’m opening up comments for you commenters to comment.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: God Save Justin Trudeau: the fight
I haven’t seen the film, but Ashley Csanady (I love her name, it’s like a Pynchon character’s name) and she has a hilarious review of it, here. Personally, I think the Trudeau-Brazeau match was really, really important. Inspired by Csanady, here are my numbered reasons why: Boxing is what all
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Why didn’t the NDP’s Craig Scott, a lawyer, report a crime?
Quote: “Craig Scott, a New Democrat MP and former law professor, said to the Liberals that what he was told happened to one of his female colleagues could be defined as an alleged sexual assault, multiple sources have told The Canadian Press.” Really? Scott is a lawyer. He is an
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Key factoids about Whitby-Oshawa, plus a handy chart
Conservative folks are sounding pretty cocky, this morning, but they shouldn’t be. They are, after all, the folks who: Saw a two-term Whitby mayor in a tough fight with a total newcomer to politics Were in a pitched battle in a Con stronghold (in which they took 60 per cent of the
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: “I glanced seaward – and distinguished nothing except a single green light, minute and far away”
From Gatsby, natch. Less figuratively, I have been told it will be “very, very vigorous” in my case. Literally, I welcome that.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: by-elections don’t matter, except when they do
Everyone knows that (a) election outcomes are notoriously difficult to predict, these days, and that (b) by-election outcomes don’t mean much, if anything. However, those caveats aside, let’s have some fun and (a) recklessly predict some election outcomes and (b) rashly suggest that yesterday’s Whitby-Oshawa by-election – and the one
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: A nice young Liberal expresses interest in my book
We had a great chat, too. Interesting fellow.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: BREAKING: Pregnant Women now able to generate Wi-Fi
(H/T @DrScienceCat)
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: No justice, no peace
Brilliantly done. Kudos, HuffPo. And why is this so important? Because her name is all that she had left. By saying her name, by remembering her, we can – hopefully, maybe – ensure that something like this never, ever happens again.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Friday’s Sun: the hunted become the hunter
Have the hunted become the hunters? This week, I spoke at a well-attended fundraiser for the Mississauga-Lakeshore federal Liberal association. Their impressive candidate Sven Spengemann was there, along with about 30 Grits. They were a great bunch – in part, because they didn’t throw any finger foods at me. But
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Robert Ghiz
Twelve years is a good long run. He’d be a huge asset as Trudeau candidate. Who think he’ll go federal?
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Not only is Kim Kardashian ridiculous, she’s also unoriginal
“There is nothing new or even original about this spread. Renowned French photographer Jean-Paul Goude just dug into his archives, pulled out some of his old favorites and recreated them with reality TV’s reigning It Girl. That’s it. At best, these pictures are recycled art, and at worst, they are
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Are the federal Libs in trouble?
This notwithstanding, I still don’t think so. I will, however, be talking about this stuff tonight. Come!
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