Prepping politicians.
Whatever happened to the time-honoured prepping of politicians for Monday’s debate in Toronto? That opening debate was a disaster for all concerned. It is CITY-TV that should be embarrassed. The…
2018
Alpha Male Alberta III Militia Hide From The Meanies Who Aren’t Nice To Them
UPDATE: In what will not be a surprise to anyone, the threepers are celebrating the racist rant that occurred last month in a Lethbridge Denny's restaurant: Remember this later on…
Don’t trust the pollsters nor the cynical pundits, Kathleen Wynne is going to do better than they think…
(Frank Gunn / THE CANADIAN PRESS) The Ontario election campaign has begun in earnest. I’ve got a few observations I’d like to share and some predictions. DON’T TRUST MOST POLLSTERS…
Call it what it is, says labour minister: successive Conservative governments denied Alberta working people their rights
CALGARY – For many years, Alberta working people were routinely denied rights other Canadians take for granted, Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray said last weekend in a bluntly worded speech…
I Heard "Canada Is No Longer Competitive" and I Thought, Define "Competitive."
The Bloomberg business network posted this video of Sun Life CEO warning that Ottawa will need to rethink Canada’s competitiveness. That got me wondering what this guy must be on…
700 voters say “arf”
The votes are in – and Roxy nearly beat the leader of the Ontario NDP. She did, however, easily beat the Ontario Liberal Premier! Not bad for a dog!
These Are Not Ordinary Times. Drop the Voting Age to 16.
I believe it’s not only appropriate but essential that we get younger voters to the polls for federal elections. Why? Because today governments need the mandate of that segment of…
Ontario Campaign 2018 begins!
And here, to celebrate, is a snippet from my column next week: Doug Ford – who I know and like, full disclosure – is not a professional politician. He may…
Deception, The Block, and EPCOR
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is currently conducting hearings about the proposed sale of our publicly-owned electrical utility, Collus, to the for-profit, out-of-province corporation, EPCOR. Several documents have already been…
A Colourful pigeon
San Diego
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 9, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. The first same-sex marriage in Ontario occurred on January 14,…
Code Red
Back in February, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman issued a code red warning to his readers, writing that Donald Trump was “either compromised by the Russians, or a towering…
The Last Great Generational War
Baby boomers ensured that the economy, the planet, and their children are now all in a worse condition than when the boomers were born. This is common knowledge if you’re…
Doug Ford and the Wooing of the Religious Fanatics
I didn't have a chance to watch much of the first Ontario election debate, but what I saw of Doug Ford was enough.For there he was straining to remember the…
Meet the Northern Mockingbird.
While the Northern Mockingbird has a smaller head and a longer tail than others of its specie, it uses the same tricks as other mockingbirds. It can fool you by…
Justin, This Man Needs a Word With You.
“Just wait. What’s coming is really extraordinary.” That’s “extraordinary” not in the good sense. That is Daniel Shrag’s opinion of what awaits us from climate change. Daniel who? He’s the…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Summery cats.
I love the smell of elections in the morning
Or something. Ontario Election on June 7, 2018 May 8, 2018 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne today announced that the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, has accepted the Premier’s…
Don’t Trust Your Government
The Trudeau government has chosen, yes chosen, to do harm rather than good. It says it recognizes that climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity and then it switches…
Sexual Harassment Survivor Brings Forward Complaint Against NDP MP Christine Moore …
NDP MP Christine Moore, who alleged improper conduct by a fellow MP, is facing troubling accusations herself. -CTV -CBC