Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with his new finance minister, Bill Morneau Today marks the end of the awful Stephen Harper era, and the beginning of a new Liberal government led…
In May, I edited my first Hitler / “Downfall” parody video after the surprising Alberta NDP majority victory. The feedback was great and it went a bit viral. Many fans…
I’m not sure I’ve ever been this proud of my country. I’m even more proud than I was last year when openly queer premier Kathleen Wynne, armed with the best…
I'm not sure I've ever been this proud of my country. I'm even more proud than I was last year when openly queer premier Kathleen Wynne, armed with the best…
Tweet by Ben Barnes mocking Globe’s Friday “endorsement” The importance of a public broadcaster like the CBC in today’s media and political environment has again been reinforced amid the ongoing…
Tweet by Ben Barnes mocking Globe's Friday "endorsement"The importance of a public broadcaster like the CBC in today's media and political environment has again been reinforced amid the ongoing spectacle…
I voted Liberal in advanced polls today. Wholeheartedly. My reasons: I’m ready for the kind of leadership that Justin Trudeau is offering the country. He’s a positive, progressive leader who…
This is gross, especially since this candidate is running in a winnable riding for his party. “A Conservative candidate (pictured in the blue turban) in suburban Toronto is defending therapies…
Today’s Nanos rolling poll numbers (see link below) It’s been a struggle to decide how to vote this election as a progressive desperate for change. Liberal strength in the polls…
Pope Francis is a progressive tease. On issues affecting heterosexuals, he’s been great, re-focusing the Catholic Church on fighting poverty, climate change and many other issues relevant to most people’s…
I’ve been busy with work and life lately so I haven’t had any time to blog since the beginning of the month. I can’t promise that’ll change much between now…
With today’s international crisis of Syrian refugees exploding, including the tragic death of a 3-year-old boy, his brother and mother off Turkey, it’s put a strong focus on the record…
In the face of very ignorant protests from parents and religious groups who want kids to grow up in a learning environment where LGBT people don’t exist, this is a…
I can hear it in the exasperated voices of friends and acquaintances as we discuss the ongoing federal election campaign in Canada. Regime fatigue has definitely set in this election…
Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau at Montreal’s Pride Aug 16, 2015 It’s sad that in Canada in 2015, we’ve grown so accustomed to Stephen Harper’s absences from the country’s major…
Stephen Harper has no shame. He’s willing to say anything as long as it conforms to his narrow-minded and often dangerous worldview. Clearly, facts are irrelevant to him. Today, we…
Recently, it was revealed that the as-yet-unapproved Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, currently being negotiated in complete secret, could force the CBC, Canada Post and other Crown corporations in Canada (and other…
Harper’s campaign is having trouble attracting good spellers, it seems. I suspected Justin Trudeau had some moxie he was saving for the election campaign. His unusually low profile in the…
Considering their own sorry record (which includes spending $750 million of taxpayers’ money on partisan government advertising that merely promotes the Conservative Party’s agenda), it’s pretty rich of the Harper…
Lately I’ve been tempted to vote NDP in this upcoming federal election. I’m still thinking about it in my home riding of Toronto Centre. I’m going to wait to see…
