On the day that your company is cratering…
…would you announce you are going to make available your one remaining asset for free? Boy, those big corporate bosses sure are smart. Capitalism is in great hands.
Warren
Ontario politicians come together, plus who saw the problem first
Nice story, nicely done. Good on the PCs, NDP and Libs. The MPP who got this ball rolling, however, has not gotten any credit, and he deserves it. He’s Steve…
I like this Pope
He’s a Jesuit, natch. I was taught by Jesuits. A quote to the gladden the heart of any modern Catholic: “Pope Francis is warning that the Catholic Church’s moral edifice…
Generation Y: between posting photos to Facebook showing how fabulous you are, please read this
It’s brilliant. I love the use of funny graphics (although not the crypto-racist “gypsy” designation, dating one of the Romani people, as I do). Personally, I acknowledge that I had…
Olivia Chow’s Summer
Quote: “…Described by publisher Harper Collins as a “candid memoir,” the book is just one part of a carefully planned year-long strategy developed by Chow and her advisers to win…
Twenty years ago today
Wanna feel old? Read these grafs, from the column I’ve filed for Sunday. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY THE RED BOOK CAME OUT. Holy crap, do I ever feel old. “…So…
Final Solution
Pere Ubu’s, that is. Been listening to them since I was 15 years old (which, if you are familiar with their oeuvre, should tell you plenty about how truly odd…
I’m on About Me now
Here. It’s kind of boring, so suggestions about how to make it more useful to you guys would be gratefully accepted. If nothing else, it’s an offset to what a…
Good for Facebook
They get knocked a lot. But on this occasion, they acted swiftly and in the right way. Her family has suffered enough.
Victory: Ontario will apologize to institutional survivors
…and other things, too. The first confirmation, here:
Ontario’s shame: the trial begins
Full disclosure: we at Daisy Group have been working with the plaintiffs in this historic case for years, always focussed on getting to this day. We are very confident that…
On Tuesday’s Sun: a good week for federalism
Politicians don’t get credit for very much most days. So, credit where credit’s due: Federal leaders have acquitted themselves well in the days since the Parti Quebecois unleashed its bigoted…
To defeat an opponent, you need to understand him – not hate him
Too many Liberals hate Stephen Harper. I’m not one of them. I oppose many of his policies, to be sure. I get mad at him sometimes, for sure. But I…
The Mats at RiotFest!
After 23 years, I have see them again. I can die now. Good bye.
Chances of an Ontario Fall election just slipped to less than zero
Because of this.
In Sunday’s Sun: ten reasons why Quebec’s racist “Charter” could fail
It’s a mutually-reinforcing conceit, former Bill Clinton advisor Dick Morris once observed. Politicians and their staff pride themselves on their ability to manipulate the media and – through them –…
The politics of Riot Fest in Chicago
Meanwhile, I wave the Canuckistan flag with the Viletones. Pix by @lisakirbie.