Warren
An open letter to Anonymous about Rehtaeh Parsons
Dear Anonymous: I have never written to you, the global hacktivist group, before. Like everyone else, I have read about your exploits and, more than once, nodded my head with…
The Flintstones wasn’t a documentary
Sorry, I just had to say that. Sometimes I just can’t help myself. Anyway: the fact that Stockwell Day is supporting the BC Liberals isn’t even remotely news – but…
RBC-gate
It’s now been a full week of this Royal Bank of Canada PR disaster, and it shows no signs of abating. Is it true, as a commenter wrote yesterday, that…
My first year as a woman
A year ago, this story rocked my world, and my daughter’s, no pun intended. Against Me, and Tom Gabel, were a huge, huge deal for us. So, here’s her update…
Bastards
The RCMP officers and the school administrators involved in this tragedy should all be named, shamed and fired. And the little bastards who did it deserve to get what those…
When we newspaper columnists tell politicians to be bold and brave
…it’s usually because our names aren’t on a ballot. Don’t do it. Don’t, don’t, don’t.
You say decibel, I say decimal
How could have Justin made such a mistake? How, how, how? Thank goodness the Prime Minister’s locution is beyond reproach!
Psychographics, geo-demographic segmentation and Howard Dean
All the fun stuff that helped Harper win. Right here, in yesterday’s Hill Times.
That RBC war room is doing a great job!
Here they are – and here’s another day of great headlines, showing what a great job they’re doing! “RBC chief denies use of foreign worker replacements” “Royal Bank defends using…
In Tuesday’s Sun: Trudeaumania – enough already!
Are you sick of media coverage about Justin Trudeau? I know I sure am. And I’m a Liberal! And I know and like the guy! I mean, the Liberal leader-to-be…
Fun with numbers
Here. Great news if you’re Brad Wall, not so good if you’re Christy Clark. Across the aisle? Adrian Dix is a very popular Opposition leader, seems. It’s why most people…
Wente vs. Wong
Long piece. I was nodding until the author tried to set up Jan Wong, who is human garbage, as a victim. She isn’t.
How things get reported now: Thatcher and Twitter
This seems about right, to me.
Nick Taylor-Vaisey
I really enjoy the way he summarizes the news over at Maclean’s. (And I like the fact that he doesn’t clumsily try and drive an agenda all the time, like…
Your morning JT news
Right here. Um, except: 1. Alf Apps? alf Apps, he of Ornge fame, is the voice of renewal? Seriously? Can we get Chris Mazza in to oversee fundraising, now? 2.…
I just voted in the Liberal Party of Canada leadership thingie
The good news: You do it online, which meant I could wear my Star Trek housecoat, skull jammies and people’s revolution T-shirt, and no one cared. The bad news: You…
In Sunday’s Sun: the hockey Dad vs. the aliens
The news that the Conservatives are planning attack ads against Justin Trudeau isn’t news. It’s what Stephen Harper’s party does, and they do it well. If the Harper Conservatives are…
In the Sun (and not by me!): Chretien-Martin era Libs were good economic managers
To wit: From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Pierre Elliott Trudeau and his successor John Turner increased public spending as a share of GDP by 40%, while the…