Just before the vote came in
…we wandered into a hotel suite and met some nice people. They were there for an election or something.
October 2018
Big silver lining: goodbye to the buffoonish Giorgio Mammoliti
Goodbye, Mammoliti! 🙂 Congrats to John Tory who won an overwhelming re-election tonight in Toronto. The voters have spoken: the majority of them must be happy with his performance as…
Ontario 2018 Civic Election
I’ve been watching “Murdoch Mysteries”. Anything interesting happening? 😉 Okay, okay! TORONTO: Let’s start with Faith Goldy. She is currently a very distant third place with 24,852 or 3.39% of…
Left, Right — Marching to the Beat of Imperial Canada
Winnipeg, October 17, 2018: Yves Engler discusses his latest book with an audience at the Université de Saint-Boniface. Photo: Paul S. Graham Some authors are so prolific you can set…
Andrew Scheer and the Nasty Election
On this day one year from now, we will know the winner of the next election. And yesterday Andrew Scheer was trying to make people believe that it will be…
Better Parks for Vancouver
Thank you Vancouver for voting for Better Parks. For kindness. For inclusion. For reconciliation. For A Brighter Future. Dave Demers, Camil Dumont, & I look forward to serving you.
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Thom Hartmann writes about the billionaire-funded push toward outright fascism in the U.S. as a response to the growth of the middle class…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of October 22, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of October 22, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Suspended West Virginia justice is convicted for false statements, misuse of state…
The Myth of Irrelevance
Andray Domise writes in The Globe and Mail, “To Kill A Mockingbird Shouldn’t Be Taught in 2018.” It’s an old argument. Some erstwhile critics claim that some works of literature…
Cross Country Checkup Climate Change
A show once hosted by climate change denier Rex Murphy, was asking some okay questions of callers, while other questionable questions were called out by callers. The last caller said…
Guess What De-Stresses Us and Increases Our Wellbeing All in One Go?
--> I've just finished co-writing a new book with Dr. Zachary White (of The Unprepared Caregiver Blog) - it's titled The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation of Loved One…
Oysters Are Saving New York’s Waters
There are many fans of oysters who eat them for their failure; however, I’m a fan of oysters because of what they eat. Back in 2011 we looked at the…
Help us fight hate
Lisa and I will be in the criminal courts starting Tuesday, October 23 for the start of the prosecution we initiated against the editor and publisher of the neo-Nazi rag,…
Dougie did it!
There is an explanation for this. I have a younger brother whose name happens to be Douglas. When we were young, the standard answer to a bloody nose or a…
the trials and tribulations (and incredible privilege) of relocating
Moving from the GTA to the north island is going to cost a lot more than I thought. And I’m struck by my huge privilege in being able to do…
Alberta Party and Freedom Conservative Party leaders form weekend blips on provincial political radar
Here comes the leader of the One True Conservative Party! Here comes the leader of the other One True Conservative Party! Actually, there are three One True Conservative parties in…
About The Wingnuterer
The original Wingnuterer started as a joke in the Summer of 2005 and for several years we had a good run. Then in the early summer of 2009 I canned/deleted…
Remember
This is the body of Alan Berg, a radio host slain by David Lane. Lane later came up with the neo-Nazi oath, the “14 words.” Faith Goldy went online…
How a Party’s Nominees Reflect a Party’s Values
Racists, homophobes and xenophobes do not feel at home in the New Democratic Party consequently NDP nomination meetings are not derailed by bozo eruptions and do not attract much media…