All bets are off.
For the first time since I first got involved in politics, I cannot make a guess on the outcome in an Ontario election. Results that used to be so easy…
June 2018
Carey Doberstein’s book on homelessness governance
I’ve just reviewed Professor Carey Doberstein’s book on homelessness governance (UBC Press). The book looks at the way decisions are made pertaining to funding for homelessness programs in Vancouver, Calgary…
25% of Ontario Conservative Candidates Under Investigation
Doug Ford’s candidates. Nearly one-in-four is a potential criminal. Great.
Christy Lee Rogers – 2018
I love her work, very Caravaggioesque and certainly reminiscent of Evergon’s giant Polaroids. And she seem to be always taking it up a notch, one of the more interesting working…
Um, what?
“Handled”?
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan tops Audreys list of bestselling books
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended June 3, 2018, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Candidate names to be listed in random order on 2018 election ballot
City of Vancouver Information bulletin June 6, 2018 Vancouver City Council has voted today to list mayoral, councillor, and Park Board commissioner candidates in random order instead of alphabetical order…
Why Beaches-East York should vote for Arthur Potts
He’s our friend, yes. But he is also the best representative for our riding. Reasons: He has one of the highest attendance records of any MPP – 96 per cent!…
Note To Justin
Because it is 2018, instead of buying leaky pipelines on the taxpayer’s dime, maybe you should enter the modern era and emulate China: Recommend this Post
Brian’s new campaign slogan
Brian Saunderson needs a new campaign slogan, now he’s officially filed papers in his ill-fated race to become mayor against the hard-working, well-liked, ethical, community-minded, former police chief, John Trude.…
What Is the Window of "Creeping Normality"?
Think of it as the “new normal” or as Wikipedia puts it: “Creeping normality or death by a thousand cuts is the way a major change can be accepted as…
If the Official Reason Doesn’t Make Any Sense, Look Elsewhere.
I know, I know that sounds like the stuff of conspiracy theories. Oswald didn’t kill Jack Kennedy, it was the CIA or little green men from Mars. Still, it’s hard…
Why it’s a mistake to underestimate Doug Ford: he’s not a snob, he’s not an elitist, and he talks like a regular person
From a few months ago. I still stand by it. When I quit the Olivia Chow Toronto mayoral campaign in 2014 – because she’d not told the truth to the…
More plaudits for The Fatness
NEW YORK, NY – On June 3rd, New York Times bestselling author CJ Lyons announced The Fatness won in the humor category of the annual IndieReader Discovery Awards (IRDAs). The…
And Thereby Hangs A Tale
Robert Kennedy died fifty years ago today. It seems so long ago. 1968 was a tumultuous year in the United States. Two months before Kennedy’s death, Martin Luther King Jr.…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 6, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. The property rights of common law spouses upon separation are…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Enzo Dimatteo offers a reminder of Toronto’s disastrous experience with the Ford governance model, while Edward Keenan worries that Doug Ford is eager…
This New Paris Community Demonstrates Sustainable Cities
In the capital of France, the new Clichy-Batignolles development demonstrates how a city can have a carbon-neutral footprint while providing modern living. The development itself is built on old industrial…
Doug Ford and the Good Mr Bumble
He stands accused of withholding money from his brother's widow and children.And of running the family business into the ground.The same label factory he claims has given him the experience…