From Sunday’s Sun
About lobbyists and politics… Published Sunday, October 18, 2015 Last weekend, nobody knew who Dan Gagnier was. Now, in the final crucial weekend of a months-long federal election campaign, everybody…
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The statement that Justin Trudeau should have released
As we all now know, on Monday, MP Eve Adams – after being denied an opportunity to run in the next election as a Conservative – crossed the floor to…
Wanted for being married to a guy some people don’t like
You’re right, we’re not married yet, but this post isn’t about what’s happened to me (despite some very public swings because of who my partner is). This is about a…
Wente is nothing but Globe and Mail clickbait
Some male Dalhousie dental students posted about how you should “bang” young women until they are unconscious; choosing which woman you’d like to “hate fuck”; commenting that you’d like to…
Political Best and Worst of 2014
I’m heading over to Sun shortly to talk about my picks for 2014 with Warren. Here are my picks: BEST MOVE: Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers saving the lives of countless politicians…
Dad
Can’t believe it’s been 43 years.
Top Ten list of Conservatives being ignorant, ineffective and insensitive
By the time you read this, I’ll likely be on my way to CTV for our weekly True North Politics panel debating Conservative insensitivity. So, I post my points here…
John Tory bars woman because of her male partner
JOHN TORY BARS WOMAN BECAUSE OF HER MALE PARTNER And Toronto mayoralty candidate again attempts to bully news media TORONTO – Toronto mayoral candidate John Tory has decreed that Lisa…
Head to head: Do you need social media to win a political campaign?
In this month’s IABC magazine, Warren and I were asked to argue opposite sides of the issue. He says yes, while I say no (sort of). Unfortunately, you must be…
Feminism is not “man hating”
This is so important.
Daisy, 50 years later
Earlier this month was the 50th anniversary of the infamous “Daisy” political ad that won incumbent president LBJ re-election. If you didn’t know, our consulting firm is named for it.…
Good riddance to former Liberal MP Tom Wappel
The fact that guys like Tom Wappel could not only reside within the Liberal Party of Canada, but get elected to represent Canadians as a Liberal MP has always irritated…
This happened today on Sun
Every Tuesday I appear on Sun News Network to talk all sorts of politics. Today’s topic was a discussion about pot, a wanna-be Liberal candidate and Justin Trudeau. Watch right…
My email to Shawn Jeffords
“Dear Shawn: I understand you are claiming you have been trying to reach me. That is interesting, given that I was at the Sun just this afternoon. The picture that…
The New Liberal Party of Canada
And I don’t mean that as a compliment. Yesterday, while appearing on CTV’s True North Politics panel, one of the subjects that we debated was abortion. Specifically, Justin Trudeau’s pro-choice…
Justin Trudeau, choice and open nominations
My view? I don’t think you can be a liberal and be anti-choice – which I’ve written about before. And I don’t think that open nominations are the way to…
Candidates show they know nothing when attacking Chow on housing
Many people – people who know better – are attacking Olivia Chow today because she’s going to run for mayor, because she’s a formidable presence and because she’s a real…
John Tory kicked off Stintz’s bad week
Most of Toronto’s politicos were caught by surprise when John Tory decided to go out for milk last Sunday night. Surprised because it seemed very hurried and because, well, Tory…
Happy birthday, Dad
This is always a difficult day for me. Birthdays are supposed to be fun, light events. He was born February 25, 1941. And he was tragically killed just thirty short…
The real John Tory
A couple of weeks ago, John Tory – privileged one -percenter that he is – weighed in on why women earn less than men. According to Tory, we 1) don’t…