Ontario election: a parody of democracy
Dalton McGuinty got a near-majority with less than 37% of the vote. But nearly two-thirds of the electorate stayed home. Do the math. McGuinty has a mandate to govern from…
4059…As The WFDS Writes This
All that is in doubt is whether the Dalton McGuinty's will have a majority in Ontarioariooh or whether they will fall short by a seat.That is it.Buffalo Tim Hudak is…
Here’s To The State Of The Golden Era…
Foisted by a leader whose heart and soul was in the bag...Who ruled over a party with iron fist in think tag rags...And when the veil was lifted...He'd sold of…
Ontario Liberals win strong Minority Government
McGuinty's Liberals have managed 53 seats for a razor thin minority. The Tories at 37 and NDP at 17 have a combined total of 54, making for the strongest possible…
Majority-ish
With nearly all the votes counted, here's how it looks:Lib 53PC 37NDP 17Which, as you will hear about fifty billion times this weekend, leaves the Liberals one seat shy of…
October Bits and Bites: Goudreau, Ontario Election, Ed Kennedy and Blood & Honour
We received a bit of fan mail regarding one of our recent article that dealt with the sentencing of two men involved in a mini hate crime spree in Edmonton…
THE BIG SHOW
YAH I KNOW I STARTED LIVE BLOGGING JUST AS ITS ALL OVER. SORRY BUSY EVENING, WHAT WITH THE BOY COMING HOME AND BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS. WATCHING SUNTV FOR THE…
Ontario Election 2011 – Tight Races, Bedtime for Me
As I head to bed at 11 PM, the Liberals are one seat shy of a majority government in Ontario, with a handful of seats still teetering in the balance.…
A Liberal win
As I write it is not clear whether a Liberal majority or minority. Clearly this was more a PC loss that a Liberal win. We more or less just kept…
Liberal 3-Peat in Ontario!
Seriously? That is a somewhat amazing result given the three-way nature of the race and how close the polls were in the run-up to election day.
WPITW
A trifecta of sexism, ignorance and paranoia today: In fairness to Republican hopeful Herman Cain, at least he had the decency to preface his crackpot theory with the caveat of…
Here’s To The State Of The Golden Era…
.Foisted by a leader whose heart and soul was in the bag...Who ruled over a party with iron fist in think tag rags...And when the veil was lifted...He'd sold of…
Liberals win in Ontario
Still not clear if it's a majority of minority, but it'll be close either way, Currently looking like a very strong minority, but 2 seats can change that.
Renewing the Debate on Anti-SLAPP Legislation in Ontario
October 28th of this month will mark the one year anniversary of the publication of the Anti-SLAPP Panel’s Report to the Attorney General on anti-SLAPP legislation. Since then, the chatter…
B.C. New Democrats pull to a decisive lead, poll finds
B.C. New Democrats pull to a decisive lead, poll finds. Filed under: Progressives
why early opposition attacks on alison redford will backfire.
Danielle Smith‘s Wildrose Party has launched a series of negative television ads against soon-to-be Premier Alison Redford, who will be sworn-in as Premier tomorrow in Edmonton. The television ads bear…
Election Predictions
The polls close in a about 40 minutes. I'm betting on a slim Liberal majority or minority and a surge for the NDP.My two bets in the office pool:Libs 56PC…
Here’s To The Crazy One
Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 (graphic from EhMac)
Fox News North Gets Unionized?
The Ez won't like it:CEP Local 87M launched a public organizing drive at Sun News Network in Toronto on Wednesday, hoping to add to Sun-related SONG membership. I'm too tired…
What can be so hard about maintaining an accurate voters list?
Today was election day in Ontario and, as any good citizen should, I did my duty and cast my ballot. But first I had to prove my identity and place…