I’m getting a little tired of John Tory critics picking apart his “Smart Track” proposal as “risky” and “dangerous” simply because he hopes to finance it with tax-increment financing or…
This is required reading for Ford Nation or those bizarre people who appear to be still considering voting for the turd in October, according to the turd pollster Forum Research.…
I’m very happy to be supporting my friend Kate Holloway (pictured) in her bid for a Toronto City Council seat this October. She’s running in Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina, which was…
With this fairly quiet and not-hot-enough summer drawing to a close, the Toronto mayoral race is just about to switch into high gear. Polls offer a hint of clarity as…
Very pleasant reading today courtesy of Edward Keenan in the Toronto Star. Here’s an excerpt:“Is he shameless, or ignorant? Those seem to be the options. If he knows what he…
Wonderful news! Uganda: Anti-Homosexuality Act struck down in step towards ending discrimination | Amnesty International “Uganda’s Constitutional Court today ruled that the Act was “null and void” as not enough…
A very good friend of mine, director Ashley Monti, recently shared with me a copy of her new short dramatic film called ‘The Divide.’ The short film chronicles the efforts…
This statement below released today by Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow caught my attention: Reality Check: Taxpayers Coalition Misses Biggest Bill Taxpayers Face FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014 Oversight, cosy alignment…
Well, things are getting interesting. Just two days after I decided to ignore most public opinion polls except for Nanos Research polls, that very company has come out with a…
Something really bad has happened to the quality of public opinion polls in Canada in recent years, particularly those trying to gauge voter opinions during election campaigns. Recent polling disasters…
This Global News video of Joe Killoran, an ordinary East York resident out for a jog Tuesday, made the rounds on the internet last night, and won Killoran massive amounts…
Happy Canada Day to all! To celebrate, here’s another look at a glorious 2008 shot of Canadian actor Shawn Ashmore showing off his national pride (and some naked hip)! I…
The massive party of World Pride in Toronto is over. The unabashed winners from World Pride were private businesses like bars, hotels, restaurants and other establishments which got a major…
I’m still overjoyed with last night’s historic win for Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals in Ontario. Wynne is now the first elected female premier of Ontario, and the first out LGBT person…
I was in the voting room at the Ontario Liberal leadership convention in January 2013 for the final ballot count which elected Kathleen Wynne. I had been there as a…
Don’t like your Liberal political opponents much? Are they eating your lunch and beating you in the leadership department? Why not throw a few smears at them and hopefully bring…
After a rough month on the campaign trail, this past week was rather good for Tim Hudak. He was generally viewed as winning the leaders’ debate on Tuesday (although I…
The cheapening of political discourse has hit a new low today courtesy of the Conservative Party’s print media wing, the Toronto Sun. How exactly are we to interpret this distasteful…
I’ve had 24 hours now to digest what I saw during yesterday’s Ontario leaders’ debate, as well as the knee jerk analysis last night and today’s commentary and reactions. I…
Another year, another Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival draws to a close. The festival tends to creep up on many film lovers in Toronto, so many friends of mine…
