Why Doug Ford’s anti-Trump ad worked, big time
Doug Ford clearly subscribes to Adlai Stevenson’s maxim: “If they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.” It’s unlikely Ontario’s Premier and one-time…
Warren
Not as advertised: Mark Carney reveals himself
Mark Carney has been Prime Minister of Canada for more than seven months, now. In politics, that represents several lifetimes. So, the past few months have given us lots of…
The hate mask slips
I have to say the antisemites still have the capacity to surprise me. I thought I could usually predict what they’d do next. But, since the ceasefire brokered by Donald…
Influential: this column is Paris Hilton approved
“Know the star you are. And see yourself as part of a galaxy.” So sayeth the Mother of All Influencers, the Hashtag Highness, the Rich Stick Insect, Paris Hilton. Paris…
Everyone
My Daisy Group email has been hacked. Please don’t open it. Apologies.
Dani Miran got his hostage son back. But what happens next?
Dani Miran stopped shaving when his son Omri was taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023. As far as I know, he hasn’t shaved it off yet, but he…
He’s home
This is me interviewing Dani Miran, father of hostage Omri Miran, in Hostages Square for our documentary The Campaign. Omri was in the first group of hostages released. So happy…
Ex-Brit Army commander: Qatar had it coming
Richard Kemp is a retired soldier, but he still talks like one in active service. Speaking to a crowd of attentive listeners at the Toronto home of former Canadian Senator…
Fifty to one: Hamas vs. Israel in the information war
Fifty to one. Fifty to one: that is the estimated ratio of “pro-Palestinian” to “pro-Israel” online content. If you think you are seeing far more material favouring the Palestinian side…
Mohamad Fakih doesn’t belong in the Order of Canada
No one would really care about Mohamad Fakih, if it were not for that little enamel pin on his lapel, and the letters – “C.M.” – he always seems to…
WAKE UP
Those are the opening words to Spike Lee’s Fight The Power, one of the most important movies ever made. It’s about racist hate and violence, and how quickly it can…
Richard Lloyd plus some geriatric punks!
Come by! I’ll buy you a drink!