The unbearable lightness of Bob Rae’s promises
Aaron Wherry does journalism in a simple, and therefore highly-effective way: he simply lets subjects speak for themselves. Subjects accordingly damn themselves.
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Tea Party Tim tries to claim he doesn’t want an election
…but reporters aren’t buying it, big time. A sampling from his disastrous scrum earlier today: Reporter: But why are you having nominations ? Is it just the deadline or—I mean,…
Is Ontario heading towards another election?
Sure looks that way. After the weekend Ontario NDP convention – wherein leader Andrea Horwath was mightily embarrassed by a pro-election resolution put forward by union boss Sid Ryan –…
Danielle Smith stands by hater, and hate
anielle Smith stood by her candidate: “Every single political party has people with strong religious views. “As long as they keep that in their personal lives, and don’t anticipate that…
Wildrose leader Danielle Smith defends hate
CALGARY — Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith entered the final week of the campaign defending controversial comments decrying homosexuality and public schools posted by an Edmonton candidate on his blog. Edmonton-Southwest…
Hey look!
I’m no longer a person! I’m a concept! Cool. My billable rate just went up. Thanks, Pete!
Bye-bye, Gord
Mr. Tulk was warned, and he’s now banned from this site. Bye-bye, Gord. Find a new sandbox. I suspect you won’t be missed by others.
In today’s Sun: Danielle Smith is lying
People who don’t live in Alberta should be paying attention to the Alberta election. And not simply because it may be historic, signaling the end of a 40-year political dynasty.…
OMG this is the best band I’ve seen so far this year
SFH and Bjorn are going to lose their shit over this. Godlike genius. Sent by Mraz, via some anonymous person who told him to give it to me. Now, I…
With Sons Two and Three at the Goof
Son, wearily: Dad, it was a party. Me: You actually look like you did some partying, to tell you the truth. Son, bemused: Dad, I am the party. Me, marveling:…
A: A joke.
Q: What is Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath’s leadership?
The Party of the Constitution
Her Majesty makes it official. I was there, that cold April day – with my roommates Harold, Chris and Ryan. Afterwards, we went to Grad’s on Somerset to have what…
Picture worth a 1,000 words dept.: the Ontario NDP
This photo was taken just before Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath’s latest press conference, today. Where she claimed she doesn’t want an election. That’s her campaign van. Anyone believe her…
Dan Gardner is going to get mad at me for this
Dan Gardner is an intimidating guy. I met him about a decade ago, when he was leaving the employ of the Ontario PC government and heading off to work at…
The Ontario PCs and NDs want an election
One said they’d vote against the budget before they read it; the other says they’ll vote against it if all the demands in their ransom note aren’t met. We don’t…
Justice delayed is (hopefully) not justice denied
The latest in the Trayvon Martin tragedy, here. Hope it’s correct.
Fern Hill, Idiot: a continuing series
She doesn’t seem to understand why declaring the founder of Free Dominion her “good friend,” and linking to her, is a really bad idea. In fact, “Fern” has lately taken…
Interesting tale from Mr. Angry Dipper’s past
No wonder he looked medicated in that NDP ad!
Harper and Mulcair’s Achilles heel
Both despise the Charter, for different reasons. Harper loathes equality; Mulcair hates the idea that provinces are equal, and the Charter’s genesis. Liberals need to be all over this. If…
Prog blogs
This ain’t a blog, it’s a web site. But if I had to define it, I’d say it was indeed “progressive.” Just not a Prog Blog. Anyway, the progressive web…