Dear Conservative readers of this web site
It’s been several hours, and I still think this is the stupidest political move I’ve seen in months – and that’s saying something. Why, you ask? This isn’t a decision.…
Warren
The Rodents, the Filters, the Slinks: RIP Gord Downie
Those were some of the early names of the Tragically Hip. They got their start in the early Eighties in the nascent Kingston punk scene. A lot of bands got…
Ivanka Be Sedated
SFH, meanwhile, offer this to our fellow punk rocker. Gabba gabba hey, punk grrrl!
Why did Scheer run away from his own press event?
Seriously. He did. Here’s the Globe: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer abruptly ended a news conference and stopped taking questions from reporters on Monday when asked whether he was aware his…
Recipe For Hate mania strikes Ottawa!
I’m serious. Check out the reaction of these hundreds of total strangers to the news that Recipe For Hate – which Publisher’s Weekly called “riveting…Tension starts high and stays there…
This young guy in Ottawa picked up Recipe For Hate!
Nice guy. Knew a lot about current events. Says he looks forward to reading Recipe For Hate. Told him it is getting great reviews. We had a great chat, although…
Column: desperate politicians do desperate things
How desperate is Justin Trudeau to keep NAFTA? Ask the Mexicans, now peering out from under the proverbial bus – where, you know, Trudeau pushed them. Pretty desperate. As they…
Did Donald Trump obstruct justice?
The Brookings Institute has just released a 108-page, single-spaced, fully-footnoted, tightly-reasoned indictment of Donald Trump. The whole document is here. At the risk of spoiling it for you, here is…
The Kinsellian Political Rules™
So, I tweeted about Donald Trump’s fired Chief of Staff being interviewed by Robert Mueller, the Russiagate special counsel. I said it recalls the Kinsellian Political Rule Two: never fire…
Unflinching post about a tweet about a book
Take a look at @PublishersWkly's review for @kinsellawarren's #RecipeForHate, an "unflinching page-turner": https://t.co/Eop0eiFRVp pic.twitter.com/lnFkCv7cCH — Dundurn (@dundurnpress) October 13, 2017
Big political graves are dug with tiny shovels
Bev Oda’s orange juice. David Dingwall’s gum. Mike Duffy’s travel claims. British MPs claiming for barbecues and garden equipment. None were capital offenses, none approached the threshold for a crime,…
Guy who said my wife should be raped and killed is arrested
Hamilton police release here: His original threat here. His latest threat to Yours Truly and our kids here. Well done to Hamilton police – and to my Hamilton council friend…
Neo-Nazis planning rally in Toronto’s East End
…but some of us are going to ensure it is opposed. Stay tuned. anti trudeau rally kew beach park toronto nov 4th https://t.co/BloYrK01TK via @YouTube — Kevin Goudreau #CNF (@KevinGoudreau)…
From next week’s column: Enjoy the view under the bus, Mexico! Love, Canada
From next week’s column. I was particularly proud of the gratuitous Game of Thrones reference, so I leave it here for your elucidation and merriment, gratis: This Benedict Arnold-style strategy…
Publishers Weekly: Recipe for Hate an “unflinching page-turner”!
Publisher’s Weekly is the book trade publication in the United States. As Wikipedia notes, it is the “American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents.…
Recipe for Hate gets a not-bad review in Quill and Quire!
…and, in 25 years of writing books, I can tell you that this is the best review I’ve ever gotten from them. As I just told my publisher, I am…
Shall we tell them about section 88.24(1) of the Municipal Elections Act?
You know, that part about how it’s illegal to campaign before you’re a candidate? Nah. Shall we tell them about section 88.24(1) of the Municipal Elections Act – i.e., it's…
Ten reasons I will be voting for John Tory
So, Lisa and me are going to this Liberal-ish thing tonight where John Tory will apparently be present. If and when he runs for Toronto’s mayor again, he’s the guy…
The love of my life, in her modelling days
She’s even more beautiful now.