Tag: Musings

Good thing he’s paying Erika $200K for a few months! She’s a genius! .

Column I wrote for the Sun chain way back in April 2010 (have they kept me around that long?).  Offered here for your amusement. He’s amiable.  He’s smart. He’s reasonably bilingual. He’s well respected.  He’s got movie star good looks. He’s seen as a moderate in a cabinet bursting at

Two politicians who deserve some credit and kudos: federal Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and provincial Finance Minister Charles Sousa. Now, that’s a bit of a change from just a few days ago. Earlier this month, Baird and Sousa came in for criticism for their apparent disinterest in the case

It isn’t lying – and lying and lying again.  It isn’t making sexist remarks and hoping they’ll blow over.  It isn’t flip-flopping all the time. It’s taking responsibility if you make a mistake. That’s leadership, I think. .

Olivia Chow, who is amazing, signs my arm before SFH’s big set at the Bovine Sex Club for the This Ain’t Rob Ford Fest. I shalt never bathe again. We made the official debut of ‘Mayor On Crack,’ toasted Joe Cressy, and sold out of the new record. Also, one

Let me you tell my Herb Gray stories. First off, this: Herb Gray was an eminent citizen. He was a special person. He had an impact on this country. He was, truly, a great Canadian. Each of those accolades has a specific meaning. Each one has been used to describe

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Put the (now much-read) email up this morning, here. People said I should go to the cops, sue, etc. Instead, I figured I’d give the John Tory campaign an opportunity to respond to her claim that she was working in their campaign headquarters just last week. Maybe it wasn’t true,

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Quote: “Today, Hot Nasties are probably best known as Liberal Party strategist Warren Kinsella’s old band or that old Canadian punk group UK upstarts Palma Violets covered. But they were one of the first punk groups in Calgary, and 1980′s The Invasion of the Tribbles EP (Ugly Pop, www.uglypop.bigcartel.com) is the only

Another fine Weston analysis, save and except his reliance on a Justin Trudeau advisor (without identifying him as such).  Bottom line: a referendum is seemingly the only way to circumvent ten ransom-seeking Premiers. It’s do-able, I think.  The question, however, is this: is the Senate the hill Harper wants to

Got this gem via email overnight.  Am withholding the name of the woman who wrote it, and some of the other stuff it says.  Will wait to hear from someone of significance on Tory’s campaign, too, and let folks know what they say. But if the author is indeed a

Federally, and provincially, Yours Truly has been a broken record. To wit: • The only people who think federal Conservative scandals (cf. robocalls) are a big deal are the media and political hacks. • Justin Trudeau has reached his lifetime gaffe limit. His strengths (his youthfulness, his political inexperience) have

From a regular reader. This is fascinating: Hi Warren: Just thought I would give you a heads up about a slip up from the Tory web team. It seems that they were also involved in building a site for the tobacco industry, Stop Illegal Tobacco. How does one know that?

…and now you guys get it, too!  It’s well done. (My earlier response, however, stands, and is here.) The Ontario Legislative Assembly, like the House of Commons in Ottawa and other Parliaments in other provinces, provides recognized party caucuses with funding for research, communication, and administrative services.   In Ontario,

Or, um, not. Robo-calls? Robo-nothing. Consider the source, as they say. .

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Lisa’s, too (and who just became a Catholic, BTW). .

Bjorn reminded me Da Brudders first LP – my fave ever, still – came out 38 years ago today. Here they are in Arturo Vega’s loft in 1975, around the time that a teenage misfit in Calgary was starting to hear about them. God-like geniuses. Can’t believe it’s been almost