Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Alexandra Hutzler reports that even a majority of Americans seeing mask mandates lifted aren’t prepared to buy the line that it’s safe to stop taking basic precautions – particularly given the likelihood that the amount of one’s initial exposure has a substantial impact
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Politics and its Discontents: Is Resistance Always Futile?
If I ever had the chance to sit down and chat with Randy Hillier, I doubt I would have much to say to the libertarian Progressive Conservative MPP recently permanently ousted from his party’s caucus for reasons that appear contrived. He is alleged to have said “yada yada yada” (the
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Randy Hillier Turns On His Own
Three would-be leaders of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives made obeisance to the Ontario Landowners Association last weekend, horrifying their caucusmate who helped found the group.Christine Elliott, Vic Fedeli and Lisa MacLeod, all senior Tory MPPs, went to an “international property rights conference” the association held in Kanata Saturday. Speakers included former
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Randy Hillier On PCPO Reform: Still Crazy After All These Years
Randy, like many PCPO mpps lately, has been advocated democratic reform for the Ontario Progessive Conservative party. No concrete new policies on offer yet, unless you count ditching all the old policies. I took to twitter, and noted how, as part of this repositioning, Randy seems to have softened his
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Randy Hillier Speaks! Points Finger Of Blame!
Guy’s definitely got class. All of it 3rd. From his facebook page; he’s referring to this article. Worth noting that, when Hudak was an advocate fior ditching the Rand formula, Randy was behind him 100%. Randy’s usually just right of Attila The Hun, but in the wake of the PCPO ass-whupp’n
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: And They Wonder Why More Women Don’t Get Into Politics
In an interview in 2012, Hilary Clinton was asked “Which designers do you prefer?” Her response was brilliant: “Would you ever ask a man that question?” Says journalist Mary Elizabeth Williams: That terse exchange over her wardrobe … exemplifies everything that endears Clinton to her supporters – and everything that
Continue readingOntario Election: Sloppy Progressive Conservative Web Slip-Ups
Between multiple events involving organizations the Ontario Progressive Conservatives oppose funding and an uncomfortably embarrassing botched presser on board a TTC subway, Tim Hudak can barely catch a break this election season. Indeed, as is apparent from ceaseless mishaps and slip-ups, the PC’s are running by far the sloppiest campaign
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Randy Hiller and Being Careful What you Wish For
We were in the Napanee area on Saturday and I noticed the Randy Hillier signs. Not a lot, but a few. Hillier is the Conservative incumbent for the riding of Lanark – Frontenac – Lennox and Addington. This riding was only created in 2003, so for the 2007 election, all
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Ah Well, We Still Have Randy Hillier
Doug Ford is not running for provincial office. Says focus is on getting his brother re-elected— Ben Spurr (@BenSpurr) February 20, 2014 Time to step up, Randy. Say something barbaric that will kill PCPO chances in the GTA.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Randy Hillier: Ontarions, You Are Lazy
Follow the man’s argument: The proverb “shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” refers to a family’s generational cycle through poverty and prosperity; does this proverb also reflect Ontario’s political generations?The proverb demonstrates a timeless truth that the family’s first generation start off with little, and with hard work create a
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: OHRT Reform: Randy Hillier Comes Back Small
From his website: Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, introduced a Bill to reform Human Rights Tribunals in Ontario. This Bill would allow the awarding of costs to the defendants in a Human Rights Tribunal if their defense is successful. Currently only plaintiffs are awarded costs. This is inconsistent
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Not your Bill Davis Tories: Ont PCs formally adopt U.S. tea-party labour politics
The Ontario PCs almost walked away from the brink this weekend. Last year the provincial Tories introduced a white paper advocating U.S.-style labour policies that would undo the rights working people have had in this country for more than a … Continue reading →
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Hudak Boots Hillier To Back-Bench! Will Randy Bolt?
TORONTO – It’s been a week for tough decisions for Tim Hudak. Days after he was forced to drop Thornhill MPP Peter Shurman from the prestigious finance critic role, the PC leader has dumped controversial rural maverick Randy Hillier from his critic portfolio, moved him to the backbench and stripped
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Randy Hillier On Wind: Hypocritical In How Many Ways?
I count at least two: KINGSTON – If Amherst Island residents opposed to a planned wind project resort to trying to slow down construction by obstruction, their provincial representative says he will be there to support them.“(Non-violent) civil disobedience is an acceptable means in the right situations,” said Randy Hillier,
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Randy Hillier, Then And Now
Tory MPP Randy Hillier has been taking some flack over on his Facebook page for condemning Idle No More protests after having having engaged in some highway blocking himself back in the day. Here’s his initial statement: McGuinty states”In our democracy, we do not direct the police, that would be inappropriate” Either Dalton does not
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Which Federal Conservative MP Spoke At Illegal
…401 blockade. This one. Mind you, Scott Reid is still a back-bencher. The whole illegal protesting gig didn’t work out for him as well as for some.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Who Did This?
Canada’s busiest Highway 401 and the International Bridge at Johnstown Ontario to the USA were closed for 3 hours… Hint: Tim Hudak gave him a position in his shadow cabinet.
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Perth and Smiths Falls communities meet tonight and tomorrow to tackle deep hospital cuts
Tonight is the first of two community meetings around cuts to the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital. Cuts at the two-site rural hospital corporation are particularly severe. The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital is seeking to find 6 … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Tories use think tank notorious for fabricating evidence to support white paper
It is interesting that the Ontario Tories quote the Pacific Research Institute in this week’s white paper on labour. In the paper, the Tories say the average yearly economic growth in U.S. States with voluntary union rules is 4.4 per cent compared … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Ontario PC white paper plans to take labour legislation back to the 19th century
The Ontario PCs have staked out a far-right position on labour with the release Wednesday of their white paper “Paths to Prosperity: Flexible Labour Markets.” For Ontario’s heavily organized health care sector, this is a ‘sit up and pay attention moment,’ … Continue reading →
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