Ontario Libs approvingly quote Sid Ryan?
…never would’ve believed it, until I saw it with my own eyes. The guy who leads an organization that comes up with resolutions the Jewish community regard as anti-Semitic? Seriously,…
Warren
Jim Evans, RIP
Passed away suddenly, in the past few days. He was a devoted Ontario Liberal, and he will be missed.
Cleveland: the greatest interview in the history of live television
Charles Ramsay is more than my new hero; he is a total rock star. Some of the lines he has contributed to history are below. Added bonus: the scary-looking skinhead…
In Tuesday’s Sun: valuable
When a political party strays from its core values, what happens? Well, it dies, for starters. Political parties, more than anything else, are a vehicle for the expression of certain…
Canada’s Nate Silver weighs in on B.C. ’13
Here. Dix didn’t have a great debate performance, Clark did. Also, going neg has worked for the latter – while refusing to do so hasn’t helped the former. That all…
Canada’s Nate Silver weighs in on B.C. ’13
Here. Dix didn’t have a great debate performance, Clark did. Also, going neg has worked for the latter – while refusing to do so hasn’t helped the former. That all…
The Toronto Star Facebook page: honesty that’s so honest, you’ll want less honesty
Apparently for real. Man, someone at One Yonge is having a bad Monday morning.
Patient Zero
Turns out the tale of Patient Zero – the Canadian flight attendant – was, as with many things, a lie. Story here. Reading this story reminds me of my Dad…
Hi, I’m Justin from Student Lawn Care services, and have I got a deal for you!
Dude, yellow shorts? Seriously? Sigh. If nothing else, I predict the 2015 election campaign will hang more on visuals more than any other in our nation’s proud history. (Oh, and…
9 per cent of you are fake
…well, over on Twitter, anyway. So sayeth this here Twitter app, which is as existential as it is useless. More than a thousand of my just-about 12,000 followers are fakes!…
Hospitals
My dad spent his entire adult life in them, but I hate them.
In Sunday’s Sun: Angry Tom is no PM
The precise moment at which Thomas Mulcair became unfit to be prime minister of Canada is hard to pin down. It arguably came in 2005, when his party adopted what…
Positive vs. Negative
Being “positive” and not “negative” was an interesting theory. It’s a theory that doesn’t ever really work, however. Justin Trudeau, take note.
A challenge to Sid Ryan
Sid Ryan, the OFL’s “leader,” has been getting upset about a series of friendly inquiries I’ve been sending his way via the miracle that is Twitter. I’ve been asking him…
140 character budget analysis (updated!)
PCs up in polls ‘cuz opposition opposes. Labour fears PCs, pushing NDs to go along, so NDs down. OnLibs ∴ safe, gas plants notwithstanding. #onpoli 140-CHARACTER UPDATE: Most compelling reason…
SFH salutes the Shanghai Cowgirl, R.I.P.
SFH got together in our new practice spot last night, and lamented the passing – coming up this weekend – of our long-time hang-out, The Shanghai Cowgirl. The Cowgirl’s been…
Two years ago today
Sort-of interesting read, as I await the end of the Ontario budget lock-up. The Harper Cons are now, officially, in the second half of their mandate. They don’t look to…
Larry Joy, Sr., R.I.P.
Larry Joy, Dad to my amazing, incredible sister-in-law Barb, passed away yesterday. He was a great Thunder Bay Liberal, and such a great guy. He will be greatly missed by…
That was then, this is now, etc.
Early morning: ”Ontario rethinking Toronto region’s $34-billion transit plan” Late morning: “Statement from the Minister of Transportation on The Big Move“
Election lexicon
On the way in this morning, Son One and I were listening to a CBC Radio reporter I really like. At one point, he talked about Ontario being “plunged into…