Today’s tonic #1: “Where would @PierrePoilievre take the Conservatives? Not to the far right, but the far out” #cdnpoli #extremism Today’s tonic #2: “Instead of escalating tensions in Toronto’s High…
Today’s tonic: Andrew Coyne’s “Donald Trump’s rendezvous with reality may be fast approaching” #CDNPoli #uspolitics #TrumpCoupAttempt
Today’s tonic: In light of today’s FBI raid on Trump’s Florida home, I thought I’d share MSNBC’s Ari Melber must-see report from a few days ago, ‘How Jan. 6 Plan…
Today’s tonic: “Ontario has a doctor shortage. So why isn’t the Ford government licensing more internationally trained physicians living here?” https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/08/07/ontario-has-a-doctor-shortage-so-why-isnt-the-ford-government-licensing-more-internationally-trained-physicians-living-here.html #onpoli #cdnpoli #doctors #todaystonic #foreigntraineddoctors
Starting a daily post I’ll call, “Today’s tonic”: articles that bring reason, intelligence, & common sense to counter to nonsense, lies, & bigotries currently on the rise in our society.…
TVO panel June 23 on the future of Ontario Liberals I have been busy as hell these last several months. I lost two close aunts in the late winter /…
It’s pretty simple. After four years of government at Queen’s Park that ranged from chaotic and crazy to barely adequate, I want Doug Ford’s Conservatives out. A little bit of…
Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca On the one hand, I can understand why Doug Ford’s PCs continue to have a decent lead among voters as we approach the June…
My late aunt Joan Guerin This year has so far been a tough year for my family. Just weeks after we lost Janis Murray (the youngest sister of my mother…
Spider Man hotties Holland, Garfield and Maguire The Oscars this Sunday will provide a bit of fun and distraction amid these otherwise trying times. I’m happy to finally share my…
Jan and me at my 40th b-day party My aunt and dear friend Jan Murray passed away today after a long battle with cancer. I took the time a couple…
Far-right grown babies demand ‘freedumbs’ in Ottawa yesterday I don’t always agree with everything Althea Raj writes, but good for her today to tell this truth: “(Un)vaccinated protesters on the…
I’ve always enjoyed compiling my list of Favourite Films each year. Before COVID, it was easy for me to check out many new films long before the end of the…
Ontario’s not so great premier As an Ontarian over the age of 18 whose second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was now five months ago, today I’m eligible to get…
Toronto councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam We have all been through such a tough couple of years dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. From the horrors of getting sick and dying or slowly…
Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca One of the first actions taken by Premier Doug Ford after he won a majority government in 2018 with only 40% of the Ontario…
Still from my short film ‘The Big Snore’ I am thrilled to announce here that my short film, The Big Snore, is programmed to screen at the wonderful Seattle Queer…
Justin Trudeau with family on election night Sept 20 20201 – Christinne Muschi/Reuters] I’m late to the game with this analysis of the recently completed Canadian federal election, so my…
I’ve often complained that it seems YouTube, especially in recent years, suppresses queer content, mistreating it to a lower standard than it does equivalent mainstream content. But this week, I’ve…
This is required viewing for all who care about equality, justice, and the rule of law, and how all were undermined and attacked by the deeply immoral narcissist, would-be-dictator Donald…
