Political scandals aren’t like viruses — they are, in fact, viruses. For those wielding power, the objective is to avoid getting sick — or, at the very least, to prevent the virus from infecting vital organs. For the critics of the powerful, the objective is always to encourage the spread
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Warren Kinsella: Son Two and Three, on the way to the swim meet
Son Three: Dad, did you ever noice 9/11 and nine one one are the same? Is that a coincidence? Son Two, sighing: I find conspiracy theorists so tiresome.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Son Two and Three, on the way to the swim meet
Son Three: Dad, did you ever noice 9/11 and nine one one are the same? Is that a coincidence? Son Two, sighing: I find conspiracy theorists so tiresome.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Senate scandal, international edition
The newspaper of record notices. To wit: “It began as a seemingly mundane dispute over expense claims from four members of Canada’s Senate, an appointed body rife with patronage and long a source of minor scandals. And while the amount of money involved is not vast, it has become a
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Twenty years ago today
I looked for an hour, and couldn’t find a single Canadian newspaper front page on the Internet. Figures. So this will have to do. (If you can find one, please send along!) Twenty years! What a night that was. And I can’t believe how old I am. In my advanced
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: One more reason why Justin Trudeau deserves to be Prime Minister
Read this: “For me to criticize my Prime Minister while I’m on a foreign visit is just not the way I was raised,” said Mr. Trudeau, who is a staunch supporter of the pipeline that would funnel Alberta oil-sands crude to the global markets offered by Texas and Louisiana refineries.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The chamber for self-interested second thought
The reason why so many Senators – including Conservative ones – are now speaking out against suspending Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau without pay? Because there’s a big Senate-wide audit out there – by the AG, no less – that’ll catch some of them, that’s why. And they don’t want to
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: tomorrow’s Star front page
The police have fully turned against him. Have a nice day, Your Worship.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Hot Nasties reviewed by The Revue!
To wit: Don’t you just love vinyl reissues of vinyl treasures from the ancient past? Ugly Pop Records has made a business of reissuing a whack of old gems, including this one from the famed (well, if you were a punk in Calgary around 1980) The Hot Nasties. 3 songs,
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Anchorman Two trailer, right here
The movie isn’t coming out until December 20. So, if you need me, just look for the unshaven, emaciated form huddled in a sleeping bag outside your local theatre, eating pork rinds. That’ll be me.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: Rob Ford has written numerous letters for criminals
Source? His own brother. “Mayor Rob Ford has penned ‘numerous’ letters for criminals: Doug Ford.” That’s the headline in the Sun, right here. Rob Ford claims he opposes “hug a thug” programs. But the thugs he hangs out with, personally? They’re okay.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: Ford says convicted thug had “exceptional leadership skills” – on letterhead
He’s had convictions for threatening death to one woman, and assault and threatening bodily harm to a second woman. He entered into a peace bond with a third woman who accused him of assault and threatening death. He also has been charged three times with drug possession. But to Rob
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Don Lenihan and “open goverment”
I have read Lenihan’s stuff, and I always try and listen to him speak. I believe he’s one of the smartest guys around when it comes to making Canadian democracy better. His latest essay, on National Newswatch, shows why that is so. His newest adventure – chairing the Ontario government’s
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: Ford supports convicted murderer
You can’t even make this shit up, anymore. Why doesn’t Rob Ford go and join his cronies behind bars, where they all seem to be found? He’d be happier, and so would we.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: l’Affaire Duffy/Harper: motive is everything
A well-known columnist asks a question. A little-known columnist responds. I don’t understand why everyone is puzzling over Mike Duffy’s motive, here. It’s simple: revenge. If they are going to try and destroy him, he’s going to destroy them. Norman Spector said yesterday that this whole thing may mark the
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The truth about the gas plants
Wow. Oakville mayor Rob Burton has just published a fascinating timeline on his website. If you care about Ontario politics – if you care about the truth – you should take a few minutes to read it. It provides facts about the gas plant controversy, not conjecture and bullshit. Among
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: how the Opposition can use CETA to win votes
Compared to 1988’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA), this year’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is getting a pretty easy ride. In 1988, Liberal leader John Turner vowed to “tear (FTA) up” if he became prime minister — and, owing to a very strong debate performance, he very nearly received
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Toronto needs a mayor: “I’m so f**king mad at you”
Joe Warmington is a colleague of mine at the Sun, and someone who I like and trust a great deal. And that’s not just me. Joe is respected by many – including even Sun-haters – for his commitment to fairness. In the past, he’s written plenty of columns defending Rob
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Day Five: Warren’s still a free man!
Censorship opponent Mark Bourrie’s efforts notwithstanding, I still have yet to hear from the police, the Crown or anyone else, for that matter. I’m sure it’s just because the police are readying a SWAT strike to take me down for this. In the meantime, the “Warren’s Going To Jail” party
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