The Killer Drug and the Killer Cons
I took this picture yesterday of a humble monument next to a community clinic in Toronto.It's believed to be the first monument anywhere, to those who died of drug overdoses…
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Who Knew Harper Is Now Working For The Republicans?
As soon as I saw that picture of Stephen Harper a few months ago, posing for a selfie outside a Shake Shack in Las Vegas, I was almost sure I…
Why Canadians Need to Rush to the Rescue of Attawapiskat
Attawapiskat, the small First Nation's community on the edge of James Bay, is a place well known to many Canadians.And sadly for all the wrong reasons.Five years ago it had…
The NDP Snatches Defeat From the Jaws of Victory
It could only happen in Canada. Or at an NDP leadership convention.First the party gives the leader the boot.In a dramatic rejection of Tom Mulcair's time as leader of the…
Why the Con Leadership Race is Turning Into a Nightmare
The Con leadership race was always going to be a spectacle only a mad emperor like Caligula or Stephen Harper could enjoy.Especially since it was revealed that some Cons are…
Bernie Sanders and the Trouble With Hillary Clinton
For Bernie Sanders it was another day, and another victory. Bernie Sanders won the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, providing his campaign with one more jolt of momentum before the race…
The Sad Surrender of the NDP’s Youth Wing
They complained about the way Tom Mulcair and his party marginalized them during the last election, or treated them like children.They complained about the way they were sent out to…
Michael Harris on the Resurrection of Stephen Harper
The other day I told you how some members of the Con establishment are so desperate they are even thinking of resurrecting Stephen Harper.Bringing him back from the dead, to…
The Most Ridiculous Reason For Not Firing Tom Mulcair
Well as you all know, Tom Mulcair is perched precariously on a narrow plank, over the deep blue sea.With the big question being, will he be standing or swimming on…
The Grim Story of Postmedia and the Millionaire’s Club
Oh dear. I can only imagine what the mood at Postmedia headquarters must be like after the latest bit of bad news.With writers like John Ivison and Andrew Coyne fighting…
Justin Trudeau’s Plan to Turn the Liberal Party Into a Movement
Justin Trudeau has been underestimated from the moment he decided to run for office.And even after boldly moving the Liberal Party to the left of the NDP, breaking the deficit…
One More Reason Tom Mulcair Should Resign
I watched Tom Mulcair being interviewed by Peter Mansbridge last night, and I have to say I was not impressed.He still strikes me as more of a professional politician, than…
Toronto’s G20 Victims Win the Right to Sue the Police
They turned my neighbourhood and much of downtown Toronto into a police state.They arrested more than a thousand people most of them peaceful protesters.They kettled them for no reason.Read more…
Will the Panama Papers Propel Bernie Sanders to Victory?
It's impossible to exaggerate the impact of the Panama Papers' scandal. It's impossible to predict how much it will shake up the world, or how many heads will roll. Now…
The Con Circus and the Return of Stephen Harper
As you probably know, the Con leadership race is slowly warming up, and the orthopaedic surgeon Kellie Leith has become the first to throw her cap, or a leg, into…
Stephen Harper and the Panama Connection
In a post earlier today, I noted that the Cons were playing down the Panama Papers scandal which is rocking the world.And that Rona Ambrose hadn't said a single word…
Dean Del Mastro Finally Goes to the Big House
He claimed he was totally innocent.When a judge said he wasn't, he said he didn't share her opinion.But sadly for him, the judge had the last opinion.And Dean Del Mastro…
Is Justin Trudeau’s Political Honeymoon Finally Over?
Oh well, I suppose it couldn't last forever. Justin Trudeau couldn't continue to reach new heights of popularity.Without having to wear an oxygen mask.So it seems that his long political…
The Panama Papers and the Tax Scandals of Stephen Harper
I'm glad to see that the Liberal government is vowing to go after those involved in the Panama Papers' scandal.Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is vowing to investigate whether some Canadians…
The Greedy One Percent and the Moral Message of Bernie Sanders
I remember seeing a lot of signs like those one during the heady days of the Occupy movement.Back in the days when everything seemed possible, and it looked like the…