Doug Ford: When Ignorance Kills
The thought of Doug Ford as Premier of Ontario fills me with horror and disgust, for there is no telling what that political ape might do to degrade our country,…
Doug Ford
The Day the Con Media Exposed Its Shameful Bias
When Doug Ford announced that his campaign bus would not be followed by another one carrying the media, there was a chorus of complaints.But as I wrote the other day,…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Paul Constant discusses a new study showing that the positive effects of minimum wage increases for low-income workers actually grow over time.…
Ford’s flock is fleeting.
In analyzing a political situation, you have to weigh many factors. According to the public pollsters, the upcoming Ontario voting seems to be decided. I hate to poop on the…
BREAKING: Toronto Sun Could Be In Violation of Ontario’s Election Laws
A leaked document reportedly from the Toronto Sun has emerged. In the documents handed to independent media organization CANADALAND show a clear ideological advertising strategy geared towards “exposing the Liberal…
Doug Ford and the Harper Gang
Well Doug Ford has his bus, he's on the road, and he's now channelling Donald Trump, as only an ape could.And vowing to go after Kathleen Wynne as Trump went…
Austerity Looms As Parties Refuse To Come Clean on Autism Services in Ontario
(Current Platforms in Ontario’s 2018 Election Puts Province At Risk of a Credit Downgrade) Late Tuesday afternoon Moody’s downgraded the economic outlook for Ontario from stable to negative. In its…
Please come back Patrick Brown.
We will have to take back some of those nasty names we have called Barrie’s Patrick Brown. Sure, he is a sleazebag but he is hardly as ignorant or as…
Doug Ford’s Bus and the Road To Ruin
I see that Doug Ford has unveiled his shiny new bus.And a shiny new slogan: "For the People."So he can ride in comfort all over Ontario, giving the people the…
A Truth Squad for Doug Ford?
Here is a million-dollar idea for the Ontario liberals. It came to me as I read the news that the party was going to waste a million dollars on television…
Doug Ford Shouldn’t Let Andrew Lawton Run For PCPO Nomination in London
Andrew Lawton is running for the Ontario PC party’s nomination in London West. Doug Ford should not let him. For many reasons, but this one is my favorite. Back in…
Getting to know Doug Ford.
It takes time. Over the next six to eight weeks, more and more Ontario voters will start to think seriously about the June 7 provincial election. To many, it will…
Doug Ford And The Bigot Elephant In The Room
It's now a recurring nightmare. The hellish vision of Doug Ford swinging from the CN tower and bellowing like King Kong:"I'm da Premier of Ontario!!!!" Now that the polls show…
Trump-lite is not Trump.
Have you been reading the media pontificators who are comparing Ontario conservative leader Doug Ford with U.S. President Donald Trump? It is a sad comparison. It would annoy Donald Trump,…
Ceding Civility in Canada.
Writing about civility in politics the other day, we never got to the situation here in Canada. Despite our Canadian reputation for civility, things have lately gone to hell in…
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andre Picard writes about the unjustifiable limitations and inconsistencies in Canada’s health care system: Break your leg and the X-ray and cast will…
Wait until they are ‘At Post.’
Ontario is in the midst of a ‘phony war.’ People are getting excited about public opinion polls that are meaningless. Babel-on-the-Bay is more than a month away from offering its…
Ford isn’t fast with his math.
It was really very funny last Thursday when conservative leader Doug Ford got pompously to his feet to harangue the liberal government for their election budget. It seems that towards…
Poll Trend Shows PCs Steady Decline Since Patrick Brown Was Ousted
A new poll from Forum Research shows a downward trend for the Ontario PC’s since the Patrick Brown resigned as party leader in January. It’s been long suspected that the…
Why Doug Ford Must Never Become Premier
As you probably know, I honestly believe that Doug Ford is unfit to lead anything, let alone the province of Ontario.And that if that brutish Con clown ever does become…