Left coast mystery
I’m on the set and about to go on air at Sun News. So I don’t know what happened here. I do know Ken to be a very good guy,…
September 2012
Knockin’ on doors with Peter Lougheed
Elaine McCoy, the last Progressive Conservative in the Senate, remembers the former Alberta premier As published on MacLeans.ca on September 18, 2012, By Dale Smith Progressive Conservative senator Elaine McCoy…
Vector Poll: Ontarians less comfortable with placing a family member in a nursing home
Ontarians are less comfortable with the prospect of a family member in a nursing home than residents of other provinces according to an August Vector Poll. Only 20 per cent…
The Rich Get Rich and the Poor Get Poorer: Life Expectancy in the US for Less Educated Whites Drops
While Mitt Romney ruminates about the 47 per cent who don’t pay taxes, The New York Times has a startling story about how life expectancy among less educated whites have…
Abacus Poll: 35% Con, 35% NDP, 17% Lib
The most recent Abacus Data poll is out, showing a tied race between the Conservatives and the NDP, with the Liberals far behind, reversing their trend from their last poll…
Stephen Harper: What are his motives for joint U.K. –Canadian Embassies?
Sounds like an idiotic idea. Maybe he was missing George W. Bush as his master and now he wants to be a poodle to David Cameron.
Sept. 24: News to come?
When I began this blog something over two years ago, what started it was a long series of editorials attacking New Brunswick public schools. For venom, rant and ignorance, I…
You need to stop telling people what to do
Telling people what to do versus creating an environment that’s easy for them to figure out what they should do is probably the greatest leadership struggle I’ve encountered. I myself…
An Interesting Number
Polls at this point aren’t much of a harbinger of anything. But a new poll by Abacus Data puts Stephen Harper’s negative numbers at 50%. One out of every two…
5190…WFDS Wrong Again
Back a few I was pimping Jean Charest for the next leader of the Tories; Warren Kinsella had the ex Premier of La Belle leading the Liberals.A “… poll by…
Liberal Leadership Races Through History (Part 2): An Elected King
Previously: Prologue, The 19th Century Spoiler Alert: He sees dead people…or at least, got advice from them. In 2009, delegates at the Liberal Party convention in Vancouver voted overwhelmingly to…
Proposed Chicago Tower Cleans the Air and Looks Great
Chicago is already internationally known for his stunning architecture and that reputation is set to continue with a new eco-tower. The CO2ngress Gateway Towers will bring the skyline into the…
This New Brunswick Autism Dad Asks YOU To Register Liberal Online Today and Vote for Mike Murphy
This autism dad asks New Brunswickers with autism, or autistic children or family members or friends, professionals working with autistic children and adults or people who just plain care to…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 6: Winning ugly
Game 6, September 24, 1972 The days between games were almost as agonizing as game days. In the two days between games, pretty much all I could think about was…
5189…Sam The Record Man Passes
Sam Sniderman passed on the weekend at the venerable age of 92. He turned a record store on Yonge Street in Toronto into a tourist attraction and fanned out across…
Obama Campaign Day 3
The Diva is data-entering with two retired ladies who believe in The Cause. I think CBC would have loved for me to tape this conversation. The Lady named Pearl*, retired…
Obama Campaign Day 3
The Diva is data-entering with two retired ladies who believe in The Cause. I think CBC would have loved for me to tape this conversation. The Lady named Pearl*, retired…
With currency wars heating up, can Canada compete?
According to the Globe and Mail the Canadian dollar is getting too popular. Ms. Sutton noted that the Bank of Canada is now the “lone hawk” among the major central…
Why Economist Erin Weir Plays A Critical Role In The Sask NDP Leadership Race
Cruising, as I do, through my favorite Canadian political blogs, I came across the following comment on a post at ‘Accidental Deliberations’. The post concerned the campaign to select the…
5188…How To Become An Instant Jamaican
Fail a drug test. That’s what happened to a Toronto man on this day in 1988. His name is Ben Johnson. Mr. Johnson won the 100 metres at the Seoul…