Challenging the politics of division – part III
This is a very clever 90 seconds. McGuinty is articulating a moral view here, of what Ontario is about and what he believes, in continued response to Tim Hudak's divisive…
September 2011
List of Potential NDP Leadership Candidates
A list of potential NDP leadership candidates could include the following... in no particular order; Roméo Saganash Françoise Boivin Thomas Mulcair Robert Chisholm Libby Davies Peter Julian Paul Dewar Megan…
Dads Win Right To Remove Surrogate From Birth Certificate
Two same-sex fathers in Saskatchewan have won the right to amend their child’s birth certificate, removing the name of a surrogate mother. The surrogate, identified only as Mary, carried the…
Williams set to offer comms director plum patronage job before he quit #nlpoli
In his final days as Premier, Danny Williams was poised to offer Elizabeth Matthews - his communications director – a plum patronage appointment at the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum…
Establishing the ground rules
The NDP will hold their leadership convention on March 24th in Toronto. The entry fee for the contest is $15,000, with a maximum spending cap of $500,000. I have to…
Wake Up New Brunswick Parents of Autistic Children! Our Never Ending Autism Residential Care & Treatment Disaster Will Not Change Unless We Change It!
In NB No Progress for Autism Residential Care Since 2005 New Brunswick parents of young autistic children enjoying the benefits of early autism intervention in our province should not be…
Falcon: Revenue neutral HST an "urban legend"
When the referendum delivered an unwanted result, BC's provincial government reshaped, polished and coordinated messages to the public. One particularly troublesome claim, made by Finance Minister Colin Hansen during the…
what’s next for raj sherman and the alberta liberals?
What kind of leader will Raj Sherman be? This is a tough question to answer. As Edmonton Journal columnist Graham Thomson somewhat dramatically described yesterday: Sherman – energetic, intelligent, charismatic…
Message to Sun Media readers…
I captured this today on Sterling just outside the delicious Nestle chocolate factory. Had to share...hahaha!
When Civil Disobedience is Justified
Last week I advised that we must be prepared to lie down in front of machinery aimed at creating the pipelines from the Tar Sands to Kitimat and, as I…
Me and Morrissey
Sad to say in my old age one of my biggest accomplishments is that one of my sayings is engraved in the dead wax of the B-side to the UK…
Stephen Harper’s Royal Plan to Kill Canada
I wish I could laugh at Stephen Harper's ridiculous attempt to return us to the days when we were British.This is all fairly subtle, of course. We're not going back…
Mostly competent government
You may remember — and if you don't, this article will remind you — that not too long ago Tony Clement and Rona Ambrose stood on a stage together and…
the terrorists won
Apparently all it takes is an airline passenger eating a dodgy burrito before the flight to make NORAD shit its pants. Given what it costs to scramble an F-16 and…
Foam blocks? Check. Spatula? Check
Next weekend my friend Martin and I are off to Killarney Park. Our third annual fall canoe trip. I'm very excited. I was trolling the gear shops in the west…
Thinking It Through Brings Clarity
So what is an atheist who believes in a single secular public school system supposed to think about noon hour Muslim prayers in public schools.The answer should be simple but…
PC Leadership Candidate Profile – Doug Horner
Legacy. Any story about Doug Horner's rise in politics has to start with the Horner legacy. Doug's grandfather, Ralph, was a Senator for Saskatchewan. At the time of Doug's birth,…
Tim Hudak’s Hypocracy is Apparent in Recent Immigration Debate
Perhaps Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak would like to find a new issue with which to drive a wedge between the Ontario electorate and Premier Dalton McGuinty. Why? Because in…
John Milloy official campaign kick-off was a blast
Kitchener-Center Liberals gathered on Saturday morning to celebrate the official launch of MP John Milloy’s campaign for re-election. As I entered the office, Mr. Milloy’s staff and the solid number…
Love, Bob
April 17, 2010 — “You are so beautiful. I really like the picture of you by the water with your cheeks puffed. That look is so cute, I love it…