A minister resigns, plus Ottawa after dark
I wish him and his family luck. Ottawa doesn’t make this kind of problem easy. On the Hill, the hours are crazy. So are the demands on you and your…
Warren
Bumpersticker sums up what everyone feels about politics
In the U.S. and everywhere else, too. (H/T Richard Madan.)
Social media giants oppose hate?
I’ll believe it when I see it. Talk is cheap. Words minus actions equals zero, as my friend Joey Keithley says.
In this week’s Hill Times: ten things the Conservatives must do (but probably won’t)
The Conservative Party of Canada: leaderless, powerless and – if they’re not careful – hopeless. They had their convention in Vancouver over the weekend, the Conservatives did. Former Prime Minister…
Gord Tulk – booted for the second (or third, or fourth) time
All of you will be tremendously upset, I suspect, to hear that Gord Tulk has – yet again – been asked to take his commenting elsewhere. What is it with…
OWTH – Nightlife
Christ, I love this song. Story of several lives, etc.
About that Tory convention, and marriage
It looked like they had a good one – a great one, even. Even CBC says so. I have a column about them, and their convention, in today’s Hill Times.…
Found this guy his morning
Wingspan is about four inches. Anyone know what he is, besides the obvious moth part?
Theorem: capacity for political stupidity = infinite
@TeamWildrose suggests @Kathleen_Wynne a man. #CPC suggests @JustinTrudeau a woman. We've reached Sandbox Singularity, #cdnpoli. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 28, 2016
Black us out
Apropos of nothing, this was our wedding song. That’s how we roll, man.
Donald Trump is the GOP nominee
As Kory T. and me predicted, months and months ago. My wife lost the bet and owes us a fancy dinner. Here’s another prediction: he isn’t going to win the presidency.…
From next week’s top ten column about the Tories
Eight more points to come! 1. Don’t freak out. You won just about 100 seats despite the Trudeau sweep. You still fundraise better than the governing party. You didn’t lose…
Stephen Harper resigns: a highly-scientific™ poll
@stephenharper is resigning. #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 25, 2016
Does piss off a Newfoundlander, plus Premiers and popularity (updated)
…that’s the message I take from this little ARG snapshot about Premiers and their popularity. I mean, Newfoundland’s Dwight Bell was elected Premier right around the same time Justin Trudeau…
Nobody manhandles my pal Gordie
Here I am, touching THE MOST FAMOUS ARM IN CANADIAN POLITICS.
Why the Raps have tied the Cavs
Defying all those predictions of a sweep. This guy, right here:
Tragic
The news about the Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie will affect many people, today. It will likely see them thinking about the connections between their lives and the songs that the…
In this week’s Hill Times: it was a stupid thing to do
On the night in question, I was at an event in Toronto honouring Senator Murray Sinclair. As it was getting underway, I received a text message from one of the…