None of us will ever forget today, not in our lifetimes. But I am struck, today, by how it is increasingly discussed less in the media – and perhaps by all of us, too. Is that good? Is that normal? Is it a mistake? I don’t know the answer. But
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Warren Kinsella: Hot Nasties to reunite
In Calgary in January. Nasty Bob, we need you! Anyone want to help make this happen? These guys, by the way, deserve all the credit for making the Hot Nasties relevant, 30 years after the fact. Buy their EP here! And come to the show in Calgary! Palma Violets strike
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Do you ever feel like you are losing your country?
This is one of those days, for me.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: If you see this man in Quebec, arrest him
Also lawbreakers like this guy, or this one, or this one. Under Quebec law, they’re effectively criminals, you know.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: war’s casualties
Saying that truth is a casualty of war isn’t new. It’s the world’s oldest declaration, you might say. Syria is no different. Monday, Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad gave an interview in which he casually acknowledged chemical weapons may have been used in Syria — but, if so, by his enemies,
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: New comment rule
What HuffPo has done has inspired me. Along with my own previously-posted comment rules, here’s a new one: if I see a handle I don’t recognize – and particularly if the commenter is highly critical of others – I will send him/her a confirmation email. If it bounces back or
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Ontario PC scheme to get McGuinty staffers fails
…like much else they do. What a colossal farce.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: This Ford Nation village has plenty of idiots
It amazes me – amazes me – that the paid-up citizens of Ford Nation thought they were doing their heroes a favour by bringing Press Council complaints against media organizations who did extraordinary investigative work about the drug-related enthusiasms of DoFo and RoFo. All that these addled, knuckle-dragging fools have
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Sunday’s Sun: Syria and the red line
Rallying support for military action — or, more broadly, actual war — is no simple thing these days. Writing paeans to peace, in a modern democracy, is a lot easier. Barack Obama has had this problem for a while now. Slightly more than a year ago, in July, a spokesman
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: For some reason, I’ve got the theme music for “Titanic” running through my head right now
Dunno why, I just do.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Well, Trudeau
I can’t believe I am about to say this, but Paul Wells should be read for what he has to say, here, about Justin Trudeau. The short version of it might be: IT’S STILL THE ECONOMY, STUPID. Will they listen to Wells? Doubt it. But on this single occasion, they
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: TIFF, campaigns, wasps and loyalty
This time of year, more than previous years, is making me feel a bit nostalgic. At the end of August, and at the start of September, Summer starts to wind down, the wasps seem to proliferate everywhere, and the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off. Over the years, I never
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Peter Shurman, meet Mike Duffy, Pam Wallin and Mac Harb
What’s significant about this story about the main Ontario PC spokesman isn’t (a) that he’s now got the same problem Harb, Duffy, Wallin et al. have, and it isn’t (b) that someone is going to call for an OPP investigation into a possible residence scam by a high-profile PC. What’s
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The Trudeau paradox
Here, finally, a real poll by a real pollster about what I consider a real concern: Trudeau’s strength is simultaneously his weakness. It is his freshness, and his newness, that is attracting the attention (and the enthusiasm) of many Canadians. It is his freshness and newness that also – per
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Open letter to all men, everywhere
Dear Men: Good God Almighty. I’ve given up on swimming, starting right about now. You? Sincerely, Warren
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Congrats to a first-time author
…on his new book. As someone who has written seven books, I am always gratified to see newcomers like this “Stephen J. Harper” fellow.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Ten reasons why we must intervene in Syria
I plan to write more about this in my Sunday column. But, as the debate heats up in Congress today, here are a few reasons why I feel we are compelled to take action, in no particular order. Comments welcome. Morality: More than 1,400 were killed by Assad’s Sarin gas,
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