Why I’m sitting out this cynical, shameful election
The woman in the photo below looks like any suburban soccer mom, late 30s to early 40s. She has a little girl in front of her, presumably her daughter. ‘What…
September 2021
And Now, A Word From Lisa Simpson
Oh, that little know-it-all. Recommend this Post
Gunter, You’ve Lost Gunter?
I guess Lorne Gunter simply can’t hold his tongue, even with an election just three days away. No doubt about it. O’Toole has lost The Grunter. Time and again, O’Toole…
The Artful Dodger
One thing you can say for Justin Trudeau – he’s a pretty good liar. Erin O’Toole, on the other hand, could learn a few things from his nemesis. Maybe it’s…
Legal Tweet of the Day: September 17, 2021
#LegalTweetoftheDay: ‘They kicked me to the curb:’ Laid-off Ontario workers fight employers claiming constructive dismissal over emergency leave program via @TorontoStar https://bit.ly/2Z91VdV – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto…
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up.
Good Grief! It’s nearing that time again when the community of nations gathers to figure out what in hell to do about climate change. Round 26, Glasgow, November 1-14, 2021.…
‘Securing the future’ requires a real plan to fix childcare. The Conservatives don’t have one
Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole, in an undated image posted on his Twitter account, released his party’s costed election platform on September 8. Photo from Twitter. When the Conservative Party…
The world-famous Daisy election poll is out!
It's time! Daisy's team's predictions for #elxn2021 are here! pic.twitter.com/03XaXKeWtk — Daisy Group (@DaisyGrp) September 17, 2021 The post The world-famous Daisy election poll is out! first appeared on Warren…
Not All Milleys
General Mark Milley is being praised these days for his efforts to restrain a clearly deranged president. But, Max Boot writes, there is no guarantee that the Chairman of the…
What I’ll be watching for Election night (PPC – Rural ON/AB) #Elxn44
We’ve had a month of campaigning in the Federal Election 2021. I don’t need to recap everything that’s gone on, except to say it APPEARS (with large emphasis on that…
What I’ll be watching for Election night (PPC – Rural ON/AB) #Elxn44
We’ve had a month of campaigning in the Federal Election 2021. I don’t need to recap everything that’s gone on, except to say it APPEARS (with large emphasis on that…
#ELXN44: #Kenney Shows What an #OTooleForPM Vote Would Look Like
To know what a #OTooleforPM government would look like, look no further than Alberta. The post #ELXN44: #Kenney Shows What an #OTooleForPM Vote Would Look Like first appeared on Excited…
NDP platform the most progressive and fiscally responsible of top three parties
All three parties are promising similar deficits over the next five years, but only the NDP’s plan would reduce the amount of wealth controlled by the rich while adding $106…
An Imperfect Solution.
It might as well be admitted. I voted early. I voted liberal. There is really no choice in my Barrie riding. In a field of four candidates, there is no…
Election Follies and Funnies #26: Did Kenney and O’Toole make a deal?
Tonight’s question is whether O’Toole and Kenney had a deal that Kenney would delay imposing yesterday’s Covid health measures until after the Monday vote. In other words, did Conservative electioneering…
Jason Kenney proves that Alberta provincial leaders can still influence federal election campaigns!
Who says Albertans don’t have influence in Confederation? Jason Kenney proved once again Wednesday that an Alberta political leader, just by calling a news conference and speaking a few words,…
To readers of my column
Forgive me. That idiot message I sent in my most recent item was not anything I intended. I don’t know how that happened. But my computer is running wild lately.…
Well, That Was Certainly Discouraging
The CBC captured a photo of Elizabeth May campaigning, sitting in her walker waving at passing cars. Elizabeth May, whom Susan Riley extolled as the “hardest-working MP on Parliament Hill”…
Green party’s housing platform
With Canadians headed to the polls next week, I’ve written a 650-word overview of the Green Party’s housing platform. Here’s the link: https://nickfalvo.ca/ten-things-to-know-about-the-green-partys-housing-platform/
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Jason Markusoff writes about the human cost of Jason Kenney’s false claim that the COVID-19 pandemic was over. Phil Tank points out…