On distinction
I've noted before that we shouldn't be too quick to assume that general electoral trends will overcome the strength of NDP incumbents in particular. But it certainly doesn't bode well…
Saturday Photo: Duck Pond?
Went for a walk in the Mount Royal Cemetery this morning. Signs of spring included robins singing, racoons courting, and earthworms wiggling around on the pavement. And there was this…
Saturday Photo: Duck Pond?
Went for a walk in the Mount Royal Cemetery this morning. Signs of spring included robins singing, racoons courting, and earthworms wiggling around on the pavement. And there was this…
Sunday campaign down day: advice about media and politicos
It’s another campaign down day! The parties get a break, and so do I (well, except for the Kinsellacast, coming soon). So, here instead, is more wisdom from my book…
What Is Your Exit Strategy?
The government of the United States is arbitrarily revoking permanent resident cards and visas, coercing law firms and attacking the courts, and straight out disappearing people to foreign prisons without…
Today’s News: Big Daddy Carney, Elbows Up, and Hands Off
Big Daddy Carney Isn't this hilarious?As I reported yesterday at a rally in Scarborough a woman shouted from the crowd "Big Daddy, lead us!" and everyone laughed. Now its a…
What you said on social media will probably haunt you forever: so maybe you should forget about running for Parliament!
If vetting federal political candidates was as strict in 2004 as it needs to be today, would Pierre Poilievre have made the cut as a candidate? I wonder. Since candidate…
My latest: rallies, polls, debates and more
Pierre Poilievre is winning with his rallies. Mark Carney is winning with the pollsters. What’s really happening? Well, Greg Lyle is an old friend. He has a poll out with…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Greg Sargent writes about Barack Obama's message that Donald Trump's contempt for democracy and damage to people's livelihoods are fundamentally intertwined. Deborah Frances-White discusses…
A Propagandist’s Dream
It is said that nature abhors a vacuum, meaning that empty spaces are quickly filled. It appears that in the world of international politics, the same is true. Given the…
Today’s News – Teflon Carney; Collapsing America; Trump’s Shame
Teflon Carney - they keep throwing stuff at him but it just doesn't stick One of the most impressive attributes that Mark Carney brings to Canada is respect, both given…
Rent control goes a long way to solving the housing crisis
Photo by Daniel Lobo/Flickr Economists agree, rent control doesn’t work. It makes housing less profitable and disincentivizes both the construction of new builds and the maintenance of existing ...
I’ll miss The Bay
Radishes and Gooseberries. That was how my classmates and I referred to the great explorers... The post I’ll miss The Bay first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Musical interlude
Stoto - You're Not There
It’s not nice. But I’m not a nice guy.
I am literally watching CNN for the first time since US election night because I am so, so enjoying the pain Trump and MAGA are experiencing right now. It’s glorious.…
Americans Attack Countries Based on Generative AI
The CBC exposes the bad, bonkers math used by the Trump Regime to attack allies and most other countries with unfair tariffs.
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- The Guardian weighs in the folly of the U.S.' self-removal from the global trade system, while Paul Krugman writes that there's no method to…
Liberation (From Your Savings) Day
Criminals should not be presidents. The post Liberation (From Your Savings) Day first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Legal News Post of the Day: April 4, 2025
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: A reprieve for snowbirds? Trump Administration sued over traveller registration requirement #law #legal #legalnews via @CBCNews https://t.co/SDIIgmfQep - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wisel...