Last Night’s At Issue Panel
The comments of guest panelist Althia Raj, from The Huffington Post, are worth the price of admission here as she declares, in no uncertain terms, that The Fair Elections Act…
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The CBC Responds To My Complaint About Rex Murphy
I received the following email yesterday from Jack Nagler, Director of Journalistic Public Accountability and Engagement at the CBC, regarding my conflict of interest complaint about Rex Murphy. Because the…
Rick Mercer On The ‘Fair’ Elections Act
With Rick on the job, there is always reason for hope: Recommend this Post
His Hands Are All Over It
Like an ugly stain that resists the most determined efforts at removal, Bill C-520, a ‘private member’s bill’ proposed by Conservative MP Mark Adler, has Stephen Harper’s signature and paranoid…
Yond Zach Pakin Has A Lean And Hungry Look
Zack Paikin, the son of TVO Agenda host Steve Paikin, has announced that he will seek the Liberal nomination for the Ontario riding of Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas. While I am heartened…
She Speaks!
But unfortunately, the politically timid (opportunistic?) leader of the Ontario NDP, Andrea Horwath, doesn’t really have much to say as she finally figures out what her political ambitions will permit…
Another Guest Post From The Salamander
I sincerely hope that other commentators on my blog do not think I am playing favourites when I repost another’s comments as a guest post. I sincerely welcome and value…
On Arizona’s Odious Anti-Gay Bill
That people who claim to be civilized and intelligent could support such odious legislation that panders to the worst in human nature shows how much farther our species has to…
Putting Their Money Where Their Beliefs Lie
This is heartening news: TORONTO, ON, 24 February 2014 – The congregation of Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church voted unanimously Sunday at its Annual General Meeting to lend its voice to…
On Voter Engagement
One of the purported panaceas for electoral disaffection, subscribed to by many, is some form of proportional representation, a subject upon which I admit to being poorly-schooled. Beyond some of…
An Issue So Many Of Us Grapple With
This letter to the editor reflects an issue I think most of us in the progressive blogosphere struggle with, as do the folks at samara: Voter turnout is the key…
Police Secrecy In Hamilton, Ontario
Outside of a handful of traffic tickets, I have had almost no direct contact with police in my lifetime. Yet, in my darker moments, I have always suspected that it…
If You Are Still Looking For A Reason To Be Outraged …
Look no further. This is almost too painful to watch, but watch it we must: Recommend this Post
Political Opportunism Or Epiphany?
Well, the more cynical among us might suggest that Andrea Horwath no longer has a monopoly on political expediency in Ontario. More trusting souls, in this breaking story, might suggest…
A Leading Exemplar of The CBC’s Policy Of Conservative Appeasement
Thanks to Montreal Simon, DESMOG CANADA, Press Progress and others for alerting us to the true extent of Rex Murphy’s egregious conflict of interest in his role as CBC commentator.…
A Telling Distinction
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I Have Missed Him
But he’s back! My favourite crazed evangelical, and I hope yours, Pat Robertson, is once again making ‘newsworthy’ statements. Watch below as this preacher of the preposterous, this evangelical of…
A Guest Post From ThinkingManNeil
A frequent contributor of commentary, ThinkingManNeil, responding to my post earlier today, left an insightful and incisive analysis of Andrea Horwath. In order to provide wider readership than is usually…
Andrea Again
Sorry for the provincialism of some of my recent posts, but I can’t quite ignore political hypocrisy on any level. Three recent entries have attempted to chronicle the sad devolution…