New York passes equal marriage into law
Please excuse my silence over the last couple of days. I was on a road trip to drive a friend back home to Richmond, Virginia. We drove through New York…
Matt Guerin
Harper Government fights to give cancer to the rest of the world with asbestos ‘bombshell’
Canada drops asbestos 'bombshell'This is disgusting and shows the moral core of Conservatives (and some Liberals) quite clearly: we're not even willing to warn the people how to handle the…
Ford’s first really big mistake would be snubbing Pride…
TheStar James: Ford turns back on gay community by shunning Pride Misguided. Small-minded. Toronto has definitely taken several steps/decades back under Rob Ford. What a dipstick of a mayor we…
Inspiring blowback against Catholic school officials on the rainbow issue..
TheStar Catholic schools: Embrace the rainbowAnd for the record: the kids at St. Joseph’s Catholic Secondary School and all Catholic high school students trying to form GSAs are my heroes!…
TheStar Cohn: Hudak Tories take a page from Harris era to dupe us on debt
Cohn paints a disturbing picture of Tim Hudak's judgment on the energy and debt files. Perhaps the McGuinty Liberals stand a fighting chance this October after all!
The Gay Who Wasn’t Gay Enough
I just wanted to quickly give well deserved kudos to the makers of this little promo for Toronto's Gay Rugby Team. Wow! I'm tempted to join (tempted, I won't be…
GREAT MOVE: Alberta Liberals open party votes to non-members
I have to say that if the federal Liberal Party does the same thing for its leadership and nominations, it will be well on the way to renewal and electoral…
Toronto Pride likely to receive city funding after threats over controversial group
Great news tonight from the City of Toronto's executive committee. I was glad to email them this past weekend. I have no idea if it made a difference. I'd like…
Conservative and private media attack strategy against NDP already clear…
Stephen Harper's Conservatives have so many friends in the private media, from QMI and Sun Media to CTV. Already, Tory-leaning media friends have had a field day chasing down obscure…
The lovely view from BeBloor
Snobby, elitist Star columnist Christopher (don't dare call him Chris) Hume may hate the look of my condominium building, BeBloor. But I can assure you the view from my ninth…
‘Proud of Toronto’ campaign kicks into high gear to save Toronto Pride
I was happy to attend today's Proud of Toronto event at Toronto City Hall at this crucial time. It was quite an event and will hopefully serve to galvanize the…
B.C. Conservative goes for the troglodyte vote in bid to resurrect moribund party
Blogger.com was down from Thursday noon until today, so please forgive me for not blogging about this sooner. Simon has beaten me to it already. The B.C. Conservative Party hasn't…
Liberal Party arrogance led to historic defeat…Continued infighting will destroy it
I'm still staring at the CBC's Canada Votes 2011 web page, particularly that beautiful map. It's slowly sinking in how far the Liberal Party has fallen. How it literally is…
Did we learn nothing from the Ignatieff coronation?
I agree Bob Rae as interim Liberal leader in Ottawa would be a very bad idea if he plans to run for permanent leader. Jean Chretien needs to stop playing…
Liberals unlikely to formally merge with the NDP…
I've got to admire the positive spin by some Liberal supporters out there after last night's devastating and historic defeat. The people of Canada made decisive choices yesterday. They voted…
Pollsters and seat projectors should beware Monday’s results
****UPDATED 12:15 AM MAY 2ND"Polls don’t elect MPs," said Michael Ignatieff today. "Votes elect MPs. Let’s wait for the Canadian people to do what they want to do."The pseudo-science of…
Harper smears Liberals for years, then asks us to save him?
I don't think this latest argument from Prime Minister Stephen Harper is going to resonate with the intended audience. As all Liberals know, Harper has led a vicious smear campaign…
Accused drunk driver/wife beater endorses Stephen Harper…Sun Media smears Jack Layton…
Remember when it came out last summer that Rob Ford had been arrested in Florida for drug possession and drunk driving in 1999 (see mug shot to the right)? The…
Harris-Decima poll: NDP humbling Tories across the country, Liberals on top in Ontario…
Nanos's daily polls this campaign have been always interesting and entertaining, but they seem to have caught on to the NDP wave in Quebec a bit late. Their regional swings…