Brazeau, Harb charges coming?
My old colleague Tonda gets the scoop, here. If true about Mac Harb, very disappointed to see. I knew him when he was an MP, and considered him to be…
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John Tory: I “frankly may be out of date”
No kidding. From the Star, “John Tory on defensive over comments about women.” Canada.com: “A man being touted as a front-runner for mayor in Toronto’s next election (despite not having…
We get letters: the wee guy whose program breached broadcast standards is heard from
From: Doyle, Ryan rdoyle@newstalk1010.astral.com To: Warren Kinsella Hey Warren, Just wanted to say it was a pleasure to go back and forth this morning. You are welcome on my show…
In Tuesday’s Sun: small is big
What’s better, politically? Small or big? Well, a few years back, Conservative MP Peter Van Loan called Ontario Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty “the small man of Confederation.” Van Loan shouldn’t…
John Tory: “I’ll say to young women…learn how to play golf”
“Because you will find it’s immensely advantageous to your career.” That’s a quote. Clip is right here. Is his re-run for Toronto mayor over before it started? That’s for others…
John Tory: “nice girls” don’t “put up a fuss”
Wow. Clipped and saved by PressProgress, no less. Check it out, here, at the three-minute mark. Get that, women? It’s your fault you don’t get paid more, because you don’t…
Toronto needs a mayor: police still investigating Rob Ford
Source: Toronto police. “My original mandate is to investigate any criminality involved with the mayor and the mayor’s office, and that is active and continuing.” This yarn buries the lede,…
The dignity and sanctity of the legal profession
People sometimes ask me if I ever miss the profession – its traditions, its decorum, its grace. In the future, I intend to refer them to Mr. Casino’s commercial, which…
Rob Ford’s broken promises
Nearly 6,000 views since it appeared on Friday. Coincidentally, 6,000 is the relevant number for illegal campaign donations Rob Ford took in the last election.
Back in the closet in Sochi
My view on Sochi remains the same – we shouldn’t have gone and ignored/validated Putin’s gay-hate. My friend Strombo just tweeted something, however, you should read: a member of the…
The record: Chretien cut political staff and budgets
Under Harper, of course, the size of ministerial budgets and staffs have ballooned. Some fiscal conservatives, eh? Was a fun read, by Beeby, here.
World’s tallest freestanding mayor
Mayor de Blasio and Lala. She’s six feet even, but taller in her Sorels. So just how big is this guy, anyway? From the venerable Times, which has conducted an…
In Sunday’s Sun: ten reasons why Trudeau’s Senate move is a bad one
How dumb is Justin Trudeau’s Senate stunt? Let us count the ways. There are ten. One: it won’t really fool anyone. To great fanfare, the Liberal leader announced Wednesday morning…
Olivia is a best seller!
Meanwhile, John Tory is deciding whether to write one or not. Rob Ford is wondering if the book has big words in it. And Karen Stintz is wondering if she…
Not in a drunken stupor
Of course not. Here he is in a Vancouver bar last night, just before he was stopped by police. For jaywalking, maybe more. He was drinking a Coke, he says,…
NYC mayor poses with Lala and faceless Canadian
Not sure who the faceless guy is, but the two tall people look friendly enough.
We can’t afford four more years of Ford
This has been pinging around the Internet this morning – I first saw it on the Twitter feed of someone I follow who is out in Vancouver. Anyway – dunno…
Murder, SFH wrote
A few weeks back, Canada’s best-loved geriatric punk punsters, SFH, put together a song about Rob Ford ranting in a video about how he planned to kill someone. Then, Ugly…
Byline: Warren’s excommunication from LPC will happen in five, four, three, two…
And wait’ll they see my column in the Sun papers on Sunday! Hoo boy! I’m about five minutes in. Yes, I think it’s dumb. No one agrees with me, as…
Warman wins again
To the defendants, meanwhile, we say: good riddance to bad garbage. May your misery be long and deep.