Jagmeet Singh will change federal politics and Canada for the good
New NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Just a short note to express my happiness with Jagmeet Singh’s resounding victory in the federal NDP leadership yesterday. I did have a sense a…
Matt Guerin
Coming out of the closet: I joined the NDP and I’m voting for Guy Caron
NDP leadership candidate Guy Caron I wrote last week about the future of the New Democratic Party, as well as the future for progressive politics in Canada. Since then, I’ve…
How to beat those Liberals and Conservatives? My prediction in the NDP leadership race.
Ever since the horrible Donald Trump conned his way into the White House by winning working class support in the American Rustbelt, I’ve been consumed by the question: What mistakes…
U.K.’s Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers…
U.K. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Just a quick note about yesterday’s election in Great Britain. Called by Prime Minister Theresa May to grab a huge majority, she instead found herself…
Victorious thanks to social conservative lemmings, Andrew Scheer has zero appeal to Canada’s progressive majority
New Conservative leader Andrew Scheer While following the now-finished Conservative leadership race, I always felt supremely irritated when listening to Andrew Scheer speak. The same kind of irritation that hits…
BC election proves unabashed left-wing messages can win wide voter support
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan on election night I wrote last weekend about how the progressive/socialist left needed to start winning elections in order to prove they (and not wishy…
Far left progressives need to put up or shut up when it comes to beating Conservatives in key electoral tests
French Presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron Last year, we heard often from Bernie Sanders supporters and other sympathizers that the Democratic Party had forgotten about their poor and progressive base. Choosing…
Anti-gay horrors in Chechnya need to be investigated and stopped!
Putra Kurniawan/EyeEm/Getty Images After various reports in minor media outlets or websites about this story, the Guardian has finally published about it. Still, questions remain: Just what is going on…
Trudeau Liberals keep major promise by introducing marijuana legalization bill
Thursday was a good day for Canada. The legalization of a banned substance far more innocuous than dozens if not hundreds of other fully legal substances or activities has now…
History made as ‘Moonlight’ becomes first LGBT-themed film to win Best Picture Oscar
What a beautiful shocker! I’m thrilled this morning after last night’s win by Moonlight as the surprise Best Picture winner at the Oscars, which is now the first LGBT-themed film…
History made as ‘Moonlight’ becomes first LGBT-themed film to win Best Picture Oscar
What a beautiful shocker! I’m thrilled this morning after last night’s win by Moonlight as the surprise Best Picture winner at the Oscars, which is now the first LGBT-themed film…
My short film “Tri-Curious” reaches over 50,000 views on YouTube!
I’ve mentioned before my side gig as a filmmaker. I finally decided to make my own film as director in 2015 and recruited some talented friends and artists in Toronto…
My short film “Tri-Curious” reaches over 50,000 views on YouTube!
I’ve mentioned before my side gig as a filmmaker. I finally decided to make my own film as director in 2015 and recruited some talented friends and artists in Toronto…
Screw the police after this week’s abysmal behaviour
I’ve tried to be a moderate person in my writings here and elsewhere, trying to respect both progressive and conservative sides of the political divide, while staying true to my…
Screw the police after this week’s abysmal behaviour
I’ve tried to be a moderate person in my writings here and elsewhere, trying to respect both progressive and conservative sides of the political divide, while staying true to my…
Screw the police after this atrocious behavioir
http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/news-and-ideas/opinion/toronto-police-demonstrate-inclusiveness-tasering-man-making-hiv-phobic-comment-214009
Completely banning police from Toronto Pride is simply wrong
I’m a member of Pride Toronto. Had I known that a vote on accepting all of the demands put forth last year by Black Lives Matters protesters during their Pride…
Completely banning police from Toronto Pride is simply wrong
I’m a member of Pride Toronto. Had I known that a vote on accepting all of the demands put forth last year by Black Lives Matters protesters during their Pride…
My Favourite Films of 2016
Scene from ‘Moonlight’, my favourite of 2016 UPDATED JAN 15, 2017 I love films. I even produced my first short film this year as a director/writer/producer/editor called Tri-Curious (it’ll be…
My Favourite Films of 2016
Scene from ‘Moonlight’, my favourite of 2016 I love films. I even produced my first short film this year as a director/writer/producer/editor called Tri-Curious (it’ll be on YouTube by February…