Today’s tonic: “York’s Catholic school trustees are abusing their power by refusing to raise the Pride flag. Their day of reckoning is coming,” by Martin Regg Cohn I couldn’t agree…
Tonight’s tonic: “Debunking three big myths about bike lanes” by Taylor C. Noakes, a public historian and independent journalist. I couldn’t agree more with these facts. Enough of the neo-con…
Today’s tonic: “The Leap: Alberta Conservative Lee Richardson on Why He’s Voting NDP” “Policy: Why won’t you be voting for Danielle Smith? “Richardson: I am a Conservative, a Progressive Conservative…
Today’s tonic by Edward Keenan: “Mark Saunders says he cares about ‘public safety.’ So why is he gunning for bike lanes?” “If you ask me what I think the rationale…
This weekend’s tonic from Chantal Hebert: “Is it time to step down? Five questions about Justin Trudeau’s future as he marks 10 years as Liberal leader…none of the would-be successors…
Today’s tonic from (gulp) Warren Kinsella: “Francois-Philippe Champagne, aka Franky Bubbles, key to Liberals avoiding extinction“ I haven’t been agreeing much with Warren these last few years, but the guy…
In a surprise move, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has declared himself a “gatekeeper,” quit his job as Conservative Party Leader and exited federal politics. He’ll be moving on to become…
This week’s tonic by columnist Andrew Mitrovica: “Canada’s spies and the hypocrites who adore them – Did China interfere in Canada’s elections? We don’t know. But journalists must not rely…
Today’s tonic from Taylor C. Noakes is a public historian and independent journalist: “20 years after the Iraq War, it’s clear our elites learned no lessons…Two decades on from the…
This article, “Neither Trudeau nor Poilievre is shooting straight these days”, by Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute, made me think a lot about the next federal election…
What a thrill! Yesterday, I was so happy to be there when Ontario Liberals at their Annual General Meeting in Hamilton voted overwhelmingly to change our party’s leadership election process…
Former Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty Ontario Liberals meet this weekend in Hamilton for their 2023 Annual General Meeting to again consider whether to open up and reform their party’s leadership…
Tonight’s tonic: “John Tory goes up in flames as Doug Ford hides in a smokescreen” “But who would have thought that Ford would be foolish enough to hobnob with high…
Tonight’s tonic: “Controversial north Yonge bike lanes made permanent by city council” I wrote about this last month, calling for the Midtown Yonge Complete Street pilot project to be made…
Oh, it must suck a bit to be an Ontario New Democrat these days. After dropping 10 points in the popular vote (and losing about 800,000 votes) between the 2018…
Today’s tonic: COVID-19 misinformation cost at least 2,800 lives and $300M, new report says The report — released by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), an independent research organization that…
Today’s tonic: “Seriously, why should we care about anything Twitter trolls have to say?” by @reggcohn https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2023/01/23/seriously-why-should-we-care-about-anything-twitter-trolls-have-to-say.html #cdnpoli #Twitter
Today’s tonic: “Will the real Pierre Poilievre please stand up?” by @konradyakabuski https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-will-the-real-pierre-poilievre-please-stand-up/ #cdnpoli #Quebec
For decades, many parts of Toronto have been dangerous for most cyclists and pedestrians. Slowly, thanks to the leadership of community activists and many others, we continue to see gradual…
Tonight’s tonic: “Shine a brighter light on contract government – Ottawa’s becoming addicted to consulting firms. Other countries have rung the alarm. It’s time for the same to happen here.”…
