On Jim Karygiannis
I don't really know much about the Jim Karygiannis thing. He is accused of questioning former Tory candidate Harry Tsai's competence in the English language, and this is being interpreted…
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Free Dominion Loses For Good And All
Some background here.Ottawa human rights lawyer Richard Warman had already won on this issue, but the Fourniers requested leave to make yet another appeal, which was turned down yesterday. The…
BCers Vote To Remain Dippy Hippys
With the increased cost of doing business in that province brought about by today's vote against a harmonized sales tax, BC citizens will all have plenty of time not working…
Media Culpa On Wente And Electric Cars
Another bad column, another takedown:We expect regular eco-trashing and McGuinty-bashing from Ms. Wente, but there is an election going on in Ontario, and it behooves the Globe and Mail to…
Hudak Slipping
The projection has the Progressive Conservatives winning 51 seats, the Liberals winning 41 and the NDP winning 15, according to Barry Kay, associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier…
Blatchford’s Column
The Naylor tweet, incidentally, is degrees worse that Blatchford's now infamous column, which in comparison seems merely stupid and insensitive. Her argument, as I read it, is that Mr. Layton's…
Dave Naylor Forgiven
Mr. Naylor, whose tweet re Jack Layton's death probably marks the lowest point of the last 24 hours, will not be losing his job. From Bourque (who I assume has…
Trembler In T.O.?
Not as strong as last year's. But pretty definitely one. Anyone else notice?Update: Yuppers. Deets here. 5.2. Located somewhere near Richmond, Virginia, it seems.
Very Large Loopholes
UBC climate scientist Simon Donner looks at the Tory govs' new regulations on carbon emissions from coal-burning power plants, and spots a couple of "get out of jail free cards"…
Good Bye Jack
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Warrent Still Required?
Imp notes an important aside in Julian Fantino's speech to the Association of Chiefs of PoliceThe legislation will require internet service providers to share subscriber information under warrant.If this has…
One Good Tern Deserves Another
...and indeed the wifey and me saw a pair of Sterna hirundo fishing in the storm water pond near our apartment this morning. They were after the pond's teeming population…
Rathika Sitsabaiesan Remains Fabulously Hot
My initial impression of Canada's very first Tamil MP was that she was fabulously hot. I am happy to note that time has borne out that impression.
NDP Potential Diana Andrews Not Banned From Running Cuz She’s Gay
The title of the piece--Lesbian teacher barred from running for Ontario NDP--implies otherwise, but the source is Xtra, so really the slant in the hedder shouldn't be too surprising. In…
I Heartily Endorse This Column By Gerald Caplan
...and wish it had been written three years ago. My favorite bit:Similarly, it would be interesting to know why the Canadian Christian College and the International Free Press Society Canada…
Tim Hudak Will Abandon Free Trade With The Rest Of Canada!
Let me repeat what James Morton said:Hudak would ‘suspend’ $122M GO Transit deal going to Quebec Errh, I though we had more or less concluded Quebec is part of Canada.…
A Quick Note On E-Voting
I see that Election Canada is considering a few experiments in that direction, so here's an old piece of mine on the topic from a couple of years ago. It…
In Case You ARE Wondering
Sue Ann Levy, haven't taken all sorts of flack for her horrible T.O. Sun column re the Toronto Fire Service, tweets angrily: The TPFF is the Toronto Professional Firefighters Association…
The Truth About Hudak’s Hooligans
...gate-crashing ex Premier Bill Davis' speech in praise of the Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. WK mentioned this yesterday, but the perps--Tory candidates Pam Hundal (Brampton-Springdale), Sanjeev…