Highly-scientific graph on Ontario election issues
Sorry, Ontario campaigners: nobody pays attention until the debates. But God bless y’all, anyway.
Warren
Get ready
No, it’s not Photoshopped. He sat in his brother’s chair, and he did the sign. It’s sort-of entertaining, of course, but I can tell you that the Fords (a) have…
John Tory’s top secret strategy
His entire strategy – his entire plan – was this: Wait for Rob Ford to be thrown in jail. Wait for Rob Ford to be forced out of the race.…
Ford: get back to where you once belonged
Could this… …be related to something like this? Betcha it is. .
In Tuesday’s Sun: elections are good, not bad
The great thing about living in a democracy is, well, living in a democracy. Characteristics of a democracy include things like power exercised by citizens, or officials elected by citizens.…
Open letter to Ontario political parties
Dear political parties: I run Canada’s Best-Loved Political Web Site© – you may have heard of it. It is not a “blog.” During your election campaign thing, if you have…
Hudak’s first ad
…first one I’ve seen, anyway. It’s not bad at all. Has a ‘Morning in America’ kind of feel to it. The shiny forehead suggests to me that the footage was…
Ipsos on Ontario: province on the wrong track, majority want change
This poll – by a real polling firm, not an IVR bucket shop – was out just under two weeks ago. That’s a lifetimes in politics, of course, but the…
John Tory, on the occasion of the provincial campaign kick-off
It’s an oldie but a goodie. It was international news, too. As historians will note, John had previously lost the municipal campaign in 2003, would go on to dramatically lose…
Advantage Horwath
To wit: “Minutes earlier on the show, president Jerry Dias of Unifor, which represents autoworkers and others, said Horwath made a poor decision for a leader who let the last…
“What leadership is”?
Two things: • Never end a sentence with a preposition-y type thingy • Never ask a question when you don’t have a clear answer thingy .
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN
Updated, and adjusted for Ontario voters: .
Why you should follow @mikelondoncan
Oh, and BTW, Mike, IT’S NOT A BLOG IT’S A WEB SITE. That said, I also have a similarly stultifying effect on marriages and common-law relationships. .
Provincial campaign? Municipal campaign? Who cares
This is what greeted Lala and me when we made our way up to the cabin for the first time this year. (I’m always the first on my lake, I’m…
In Sunday’s Sun: Rob Ford ain’t beaten yet, Toronto
On a typically cold January day, the man steps into room 727 at the hotel, which is located right downtown. He has come there, a bit reluctantly, at the request…
In yesterday walks tomorrow
White background Liberal lawn signs: Never really ends well, in my experience.
Getting lots of new followers
…must be an election or something. .