Column: the curse of the notwithstanding clause
Defeat, in politics, is almost always preceded by some sort of an overreaction. You know: Paul Martin, desperate to avoid defeat in the 2006 federal election, declares that he will…
Warren
Who is Faith Goldy?
Good question. I remember her. She’s tallish, slouching near the doors at Sun News Network, chain-smoking. Smirking. “Troll with a tan,” someone at the erstwhile network said about her. Uncharitably,…
Nick and me
Those who know me from campaigns know I liked to quote a line (wrongly) attributed to the Kennedys: “Never forgive, never forget.” It’s a campaign pose, mostly. Political consultants and…
You’ll remember this ad for a long time
Friendly fire doesn’t begin to describe it.
3.4 million can’t be all wrong
…actually, they can. Never mind. My week on Twitter : 1.76K Mentions, 581K Mention Reach, 5.7K Likes, 1.11K Retweets, 1.06K Replies. See yours with https://t.co/TQhKFs0QZY pic.twitter.com/rOvOSEOLC8 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
New Dark Ages are here!
Just delivered to Daisy’s office a minute ago – pre-release copies of my newest (and ninth) book, New Dark Ages!
Keesmaat’s response to changing the size of Toronto council: break up the country!
She picks a fight with everyone, all the time. Not the kind of mayor we need.
Notwithstanding, stayed
Good. I’m happy. A smaller Toronto city council isn’t a bad thing. And the notwithstanding clause dropping off the table is a very good thing. #Topoli #onpoli #Cdnpoli — Warren…
Kick out the jams, mother%™¶ª! The MC5, tonight!
Seeing these geniuses – or what’s left of ’em, anyway – tonight with Lala. Amped.
“Save your pretty words”
“This was your moment to do . To speak to that issue by acknowledging the apology, the findings of the investigation and then to speak to your decision. You did…
Canadian Jewish News on our efforts to stamp out hate
Here: An anti-racism group called Standing Together Against Mailing Prejudice (STAMP) says that it is doing everything in its power to stop the publication of Your Ward News, a neo-Nazi…
President Toadstool
I am, for once, speechless.
Keesmaat wants debates that exclude others – and that aren’t diverse. That’s wrong. Here’s why.
A few days ago, John Tory put out a press release laying out what he wants to see in the Toronto mayoral debates. Given all the crap that is going…
Alleslev fair in love and war
..and politics. Hands up if anyone has ever heard of this person before. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Column: notwithstanding this, notwithstanding that
Show of hands: how many of you expected the Ontario government to lose the constitutional challenge of its Bill 5, which aimed to reduce the size of Toronto’s city council?…
Highly-scientific poll™️: secession not so popular, eh?
.@jen_keesmaat #topoli strategic errors poll: — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 17, 2018