Not Exactly As Advertised
Despite all of Doug Ford’s bluster and lies about how important the Greenbelt is to meet his goal of building 1.5 million new homes in the next 10 years, the…
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Yet Another Post About Corruption
H/t Patrick Corrigan I’m fairly certain that readers who have stuck with me during my protracted postings on the Doug Ford corruption scandal are growing a bit weary of my…
I’ll Be Watching You
Woke up this morning thinking of some lyrics from The Police: … Every move you makeAnd every vow you breakEvery smile you fakeEvery claim you stakeI’ll be watching you Then…
Unabated Fury
If the people of Hamilton are any indication, the citizen fury against Doug Ford’s brazen and corrupt theft of Greenbelt lands continues unabated. In a meeting ostensibly called to get…
Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The Titanic
The title of this post is likely known to most. It means taking actions that will do nothing to avert disaster. And that is precisely what Doug Ford is doing…
Only A Good Start
What can be said about the overdue resignation of Housing Minister Steve Clark, other than that it is only a good start? His departure from cabinet (which I am sure…
Word Without Thoughts
Just another short post today. There is a scene in my favourite Shakespearean play, Hamlet, in which King Claudius, who killed his brother and stole his crown, is suddenly overcome…
Spinning, Spinning, Spinning
Regrettably, I don’t have too much time these days to post, and today is another busy day, so I shall leave you with the following editorial cartoon from Greg Perry,…
A Crime Against Everyone
The Enclosure Movement was a push in the 18th and 19th centuries to take land that had formerly been owned in common by all members of a village, or at…
Pictures, Not Words
While a flurry of columns, articles and editorials continue to rail against the Doug Ford cabal theft of Greenbelt lands, I thought that a couple of editorial cartoons might be…
Pick A Card. Any Card
As most of us know, magicians use misdirection to accomplish their seemingly amazing feats. In the hands of a skilled practitioner, the process is seamless and awe-inspiring. In the hands…
The Word Of The Day
It is a word that I don’t often use, but it is one that seems especially apt in describing the Greenbelt corruption stench currently assaulting us in Ontario. Many Ontarians,…
Clearing The Air
H/t Moudakis Here in Ontario, there are two reasons our air quality is compromised: this summer’s ongoing forest fires and the stench of corruption whose source is Queen’s Park. Of…
The "C" Word
No, I’m not referring either to cancer or a crude anatomical term. The “C” word of the day, and of many, many days ahead, I hope, is CORRUPTION, writ large…
To Remember Is To Have Real Power
I realize that on the surface, the troubles we face in Ontario are likely of little more than passing interest to those living in other jurisdictions. However, wherever citizens live,…
There Will Always Be A Place For Doug Ford
H/t Greg Perry Some people have very deep, expansive pockets. Recommend this Post
A Time Of Reckoning
Most have probably heard about or seen the video of the violent confrontation occurring in Montgomery, Alabama the other day. A riverboat was unable to dock because a group of…
Hoping Against Hope
If you are part of the Doug Ford cabal, you must certainly and ardently hope the above is true. If it isn’t, you may intuit that you are in big…
"Banana Republic Corruption"
H/t Theo Moudakis If you have read anything coming out of Ontario Auditor General’s report into the removal of Greenbelt lands for development, you will know that the stench of…
Blame Trudeau
Everyone else does. THE PROVOCATION: Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau · Aug 6 We’re team Barbie. Famous windbag Piers Morgan expressed his displeasure this way. “So glad I’m not Canadian.” But the…