Enough of 9/11 Already!
Arrrrgh. Another maudlin 9/11 commemorative is drawing closer – this time with even more dramatic intensity, being the 10th anniversary of the completely avoidable attacks on the American “homeland” that…
August 2011
Top secret Hudak event
Here’s a shot snapped by a friend of mine of Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak exiting the modest premises at 23 Suncrest Drive in Toronto’s impoverished Bridlepath enclave, just a…
Ontario Election: NDP gives up on Guelph, saves me a decision
I try so darned hard to support the NDP. I am sympathetic to their message of social justice, of social welfare programs, of equitable treatment for Canadians. I have had…
HST Referendum Rebound….Make The Public Pay!
CollectivePunishments'RUsGordonCampbellLegacyGovernmentVille Well, well, well.... In addition to the previously predicted demonizing of public school teachers, which is their patented, bogus 'wedge-issue-on-a-silver platter' that they have whipped out...
Discontent in Ontario Toryland
"Ouster of Sterling by Tories disgraceful: Eves." “I don't care who hears this," said Eves. "The treatment that Norm got from his own party was not very polite, was not…
3199…He Is Back
All the way back. He is Michael Vick and after hitting bottom financially and doing time followed by a 10 buck an hour construction gig he is so back. It…
Looking for leadership
With both parties looking for leaders, Liberals and NDP have an historic opportunity right now to choose individuals who will cooperate for the good of the country, either informally or…
3198…This Is The Scene
The election is up in the air on Ontario and as Ontario goes so goes the country. Will we continue to be progressive under Dalton McGuinty or go back in…
Restlessness with the Status Quo and Appealing to the Zeitgeist of Our Times
As summer draws to a close, it can’t now be said that this past August was a slow news month for Canadian political commentators. With the unexpected passing of Jack…
Paradis Shuns Canadians and Small ISPs, Meets Privately with Big Telecom
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Merger? Why?
If the future of the Liberal Party was to be the party that it was under its last two leaders then maybe it would be time to throw in the…
A more local look at successors to Jack Layton
Plenty of speculation so far about potential successors to Jack Layton as federal NDP leader, but I haven't seen much about potential NDP candidates to follow Jack in Toronto-Danforth, so…
Reliance on Canadian Tar Sands Threatens U.S. Energy Security
obama energy security.jpg This is a guest post by Glenn Hurowitz, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy. It originally appeared on Grist.org, and is reprinted here with permission....
More Shameless Progressive Conservative Attack Ads
Looks like the PC`s have bought another slew of advertising for Google search terms with almost any combinations including "Liberal Party" or "Ontario Liberals" and the like having an on-top…
Past Irony
I find it ironic that Jack Layton was saying in the early 1990s what I was saying about the televised leaders debates in 2011 for the federal election. The independent…
Top 5 Reasons Why Vancouver Is No Longer Number 1
RankingSchmanking/WeAreNotTankingMountainsOfSillyCaucasusVille No. 5....Bike lanes get slippery when it rains. No. 4....Dog park poop bag stations do not glow in dark. No. 3....Fairview slopes too steep. No. 2....Libraries still open. No.…
The Mumpsimus Blog – Rising municipal insurance costs a concern
AMO - the Association of Municipalities of Ontario - just released the results of a comprehensive survey of municipal insurance costs across Ontario. Just like your personal insurance, the costs…
Merger talk is "fiction"
Liberal leader Bob Rae is moving to quell any talk of a potential merger with the New Democratic Party, dismissing the current wave of speculation as mere “fiction.” Asked on…
Subliminal message in background of Al Gore interview? Bonus: Fox News North Elvis impersonator FAIL.
Love ya Al, but the background?Watch the Fox News North snippet of the interview. Brian 'The 50's worked for Elvis, why not for me' Lilley thinks Al Gore is comparing…
Laugher: Bill O’Reilly pulled strings with Long Island police Investigation Unit. Thought wife having affair with cop.
This story writes itself. So telling. On so many levels.We reported in June that Bill O'Reilly and his wife of 15 years Maureen McPhilmy O'Reilly seem to be on the…