Ford’s Win As Explained by Zizek
One of things that I noted about Ford’s seemingly surprising victory in Toronto is that the field of candidates was historically weak. Joe Pantalone was not a particularly suitable vessel…
My Cynicism
Chris LaBossiere, President of the Alberta Party, wrote an interesting post on getting over left/right political labels in this province to pursue a common goal. What he said wasn't new…
The results
The results are in, and while they’re not what we hoped for, we should be proud of what we’ve accomplished. Last night I spoke with five other Ward 27 candidates…
Two Cities, One Electoral Tale
Yesterday, Toronto chose fear and anger over reason and measure, they elected Rob Ford as mayor. Check my twitter feed from Oct 25 for some of my first gut responses…
Ducks Found in Tailings Ponds Again
With news emerging that ducks landed in Suncor and Shell tailings ponds in addition to a Syncrude pond, things have gone from bad to worse for the Stelmach Government.Suffering from…
Lane Closure – Wapiti Road at CN Tracks
News Release October 26, 2010 Lane Closure – Wapiti Road at CN Tracks Motorists are advised that Wapiti Road will be reduced to one lane traffic at the CN Tracks…
And So It Begins . . . .
The organized lynching of truth-telling by way of FoxNoise, of course.From The Guardian this morning:A Fox News contributor and former state department adviser has accused WikiLeaks of conducting "political warfare…
First Post as Mayor
Last night was our organizational meeting where the new council was officially sworn-in. The last few weeks have been quite a roller coaster; the suspense of the election, the euphoria…
Congratulations, John Henry!
My cousin-in-law is now the mayor of Oshawa! After serving one term on council, John Henry captured the mayor's seat with nearly double the number of votes won by second…
Diminishing returns on increased complexity in financial markets…
My brother forwarded me this article in the Financial Times recently. Superficially about the fall of Rome and other civilizations, as chronicled by Joseph Tainter’s Collapse of Complex Societies, it…
Mayor Ford… Ugh
Quick thoughts from a quick election night:I'm putting the over/under on strike days during Rob Ford's four years as mayor at 150 daysToronto's political scene is going to have a…
And my history of prognostication continues to be somewhat less than 30% accurate
But hey, when you're wrong 70% of the time you're right 30% of the time, right?Jesus, this is going to be a long four years.Also, what Chet said.Okay, drinking now.
And my history of prognostication continues to be somewhat less than 30% accurate
But hey, when you’re wrong 70% of the time you’re right 30% of the time, right? Jesus, this is going to be a long four years. Also, what Chet said.…
And my history of prognostication continues to be somewhat less than 30% accurate
But hey, when you're wrong 70% of the time you're right 30% of the time, right?Jesus, this is going to be a long four years.Also, what Chet said.Okay, drinking now.
And my history of prognostication continues to be somewhat less than 30% accurate
But hey, when you’re wrong 70% of the time you’re right 30% of the time, right? Jesus, this is going to be a long four years. Also, what Chet said.…
Let the Finger Wagging Begin
With 97.2% of the votes counted in Toronto's election, George Smitherman's votes + Joe Pantalone's votes total more than Rob Ford's. Offered without comment, but with a picture of Ralph…