Column: the curse of the notwithstanding clause
Defeat, in politics, is almost always preceded by some sort of an overreaction. You know: Paul Martin, desperate to avoid defeat in the 2006 federal election, declares that he will…
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Who is Faith Goldy?
Good question. I remember her. She’s tallish, slouching near the doors at Sun News Network, chain-smoking. Smirking. “Troll with a tan,” someone at the erstwhile network said about her. Uncharitably,…
New Dark Ages are here!
Just delivered to Daisy’s office a minute ago – pre-release copies of my newest (and ninth) book, New Dark Ages!
“Save your pretty words”
“This was your moment to do . To speak to that issue by acknowledging the apology, the findings of the investigation and then to speak to your decision. You did…
Canadian Jewish News on our efforts to stamp out hate
Here: An anti-racism group called Standing Together Against Mailing Prejudice (STAMP) says that it is doing everything in its power to stop the publication of Your Ward News, a neo-Nazi…
Keesmaat wants debates that exclude others – and that aren’t diverse. That’s wrong. Here’s why.
A few days ago, John Tory put out a press release laying out what he wants to see in the Toronto mayoral debates. Given all the crap that is going…
Column: notwithstanding this, notwithstanding that
Show of hands: how many of you expected the Ontario government to lose the constitutional challenge of its Bill 5, which aimed to reduce the size of Toronto’s city council?…
CBC: “Your Ward News is back, but community group still fighting to ban hate rag”
Lisa Kinsella, managing partner of The Daisy Group and one of the founding members of Standing Together Against Mailing Prejudice. The group vows do everything it can to sop the…
The pith and substance of the s. 33 debate, in ten pithy points
The courts should not be supreme. The people’s representatives should be. Most judges think they are smarter than all politicians. They may well be, but elected people should have the…
The constitutional beast is back
From next week’s Hill Times: And that, to me, is Doug Ford’s biggest problem. Not that he overturned a court decision everyone expected him to win. Not that he used…
Column: Leaky McLeakface
There’s leaks, and there’s leaks. And then there’s the leak the New York Times got. It was splashed across last Wednesday’s paper, to the extent that the Old Gray Lady…
“Crickets:” Huge news for Toronto and the city-province relationship, across Canada
What today’s court decision means:• John Tory was right to oppose the provincial government’s move• As Tory said, you can’t change election rules mid-election• The province can pass laws about…
Vox populi, Scarborough-style
The people have spoken. Jen should listen. (The first lady is my favourite.)
Pro tip: when you call your opponent too negative, don’t promote the stuff you’ve called negative
So, the John Tory folks put together a fun little video about the expressed desire of Tory’s main opponent, Jen Keesmaat, to secede from the province and country. Here it…
Recipe for Hate is a finalist in a national literature contest!
I don’t think I could ever win against such amazing authors, but it’s an honour to have Recipe for Hate described thusly: “Welcome to the birth of Punk – when…
The White House resister’s tale has saved thousands of jobs in Canada. Here’s why.
The I AM PART OF THE RESISTANCE INSIDE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION story was shocking for this reason: it details a high-level mutiny against a sitting President of the United States.…