The Curious Case Of The Disappearing Quote
So, as I mentioned a couple of days ago, T.O. Sun reporter Kevin Connor wrote up a short piece re last week's protest outside of the Israeli consulate on Bloor…
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Canuck Climate Change Denier Tom Harris Up To More No Good
Tom Harris is one of Canada's better known climate change deniers. I've written about him plenty. Now one of his emails to fellow deniers has got loose. I've reproduced it…
Pro Ford Protest Flops
In the eye of the storm, a clearly shaken Ford pin-balled Tuesday from twitchy forelock-tugging in front of the cameras to civic boosting at the Grey Cup championship parade —…
I’ve Been Trying My Whole Life To Destroy the MSM…
...and now they're committing suicide right in front of me. From Sun media's paywall Q&A: In Canada, media companies are also looking to digital monetization to grow their revenue. Sun…
Mammoliti Speaks More
endorses Doug Holyday, presumably for caretaker mayor. Something I would be OK with, personally.
Nobody Loves The Mayor
Calling the situation a “crisis” for city hall, Coun. Giorgio Mammoliti, a Ford ally, said he would not support a byelection because he thinks it would be a waste of…
The Globe And Mail Exits The Propertied Class
If only they'd launched that pay-wall a month earlier! They would surely have been saved! Now they have to scope-out an alternative site for their new HQ.
Catholic Bishops Cave To Tories!
A couple of posts by Gruending give the best run-down of a story I've been following out of the corner of my eye for awhile now: the suspension of Development's…
Another Sun Bung-Up
In a story about the weekend's pro-Palestinian rally on Bloor St.:A version of this story that briefly appeared on torontosun.com contained quotes wrongly attributed to Bernie Farber, former CEO of…
Jose Canseco Getting Head Punched In
Most people don't know that a few years ago Jose Canseco had a very brief MMA career, during which he fought and lost to this guy:Normally, I would find this…
Wente Still Goin’
...and still mis-attributin' stuff:“An earlier online version of this column contained unclear attribution. This version has been clarified”.And still employed by the G&M. Luckily, Carol's still on the case, and…
And Another Leak For Enbridge!
Nov 23 (Reuters) - About 900 barrels of crude oil leaked from an Enbridge Inc pipeline near Chicago late on Wednesday before the line was isolated, federal and state officials…
Sometimes Cutbacks Are A Good Thing
With this column I bid adieu to Sun Media readers, and my thanks to the publisher and editors for extending to me the privilege of writing in this space over…
There’s Always Marc Garneau
In the end, that's what I keep telling myself: there's always Marc Garneau.
Who Said This About The Government Changes To The Interim Federal Health Program
...that have resulted in a refugee from the Mid-East being denied his chemo? ...unbelievable that some of the decisions that have been taken federally are having this impact on people…
Bloop No More
This is terribly disappointing:The broad spectrum sounds recorded in the summer of 1997 are consistent with icequakes generated by large icebergs as they crack and fracture. NOAA hydrophones deployed in…
The State Of Sun Media
Former Toronto Sun editorial page editor Rob Granatstein laments:When the latest victims of downsizing are gone, Toronto will be down to three general assignment news reporters, according to people in…
Poor Wording
...got David McGuinty sacked. And indeed we must not begrudge Alberta MPs their championing of local tar mines to the exclusion of all other methods of powering the national economy.…
I Snuck In Through The Globe Pay-wall…
...and found this:The first thing you’ll want to do on checking in at the new Four Seasons Toronto spa is get wet. Urban hotel pools that don’t look like public…
The World Has No Use For Truth Tellers Anymore
A 24-year-old Kingston man was arrested during Saturday's Santa Claus parade after police received a complaint about a man walking along the parade route telling children that Santa Claus doesn't…