Survey says: Elliott won the debate
But you can still vote now, vote often! (If I were Ms. Mulroney, I would be a bit worried that I’m getting clocked by Ms. Windmill Sex Corrupt Patrick Brown…
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Ten bold and boldface observations about Ontario politics
Patrick Brown‘s entry into the PC leadership race meant chaos, controversy and Kathleen Wynne‘s likely re-election. Now that’s he’s gone (again), an Ontario Liberal victory becomes a lot less certain.…
Column: the Ontario election is in 73 days. Who’s gonna win it?
The Patrick Clown Show continues to be the biggest political story in Canada – but the biggest provincial conservative party, the Ontario PCs, are still competitive. How come? The papers…
The night the pigs attacked a Muslim woman in a church
Here’s the scene: We were in a church. There was a choir singing upstairs. People were sitting, quietly, with their kids. And then the pigs got up on their hind…
Our fight against that neo-Nazi hate rag
Story link is here, and a bit of it is below. Meanwhile, Lisa will be speaking tomorrow night at an anti-hate forum being led by a great leader in the…
Patrick Brown “liked” this photo on March 21, 2015
…about two weeks after he won his party’s leadership. But, by all means, keep him around as a leadership contender, PCs.
Takes one to know one
“Your a dork.” Takes one to know one, etc.
Patrick Brown in pictures
One is creepy. One is arguably…you know what it is. There’s more of this sort of hung out there, I’m told. After last night’s blockbuster Globe and Mail story –…
Did Patrick Brown scheme to sell off candidate spots?
And did he plot to put the resulting many thousands in his own pocket? Check out this stunner Globe and Mail story. It is simply incredible. . Former Ontario Progressive…
Ten rules about #MeToo and crisis communications
There are lots of rules to remember about politics and public relations and the law. Here are ten. Don’t brag about hiring private investigators. For example, in the middle of…
It’s all over before it’s started (updated)
As predicted: his strategy is to destroy his former political home. He’s doing that. This turns the PC Party of Ontario into a running joke. Their leadership race becomes a…
Brown is kicked out of caucus – but will he run for leader again?
I’m told he plans to. Now, Vic Fedeli did what a few of us felt he needed to do – he needed to kick out the former leader: UPDATED: Ex-leader…
The Patrick Clown Show, plus bonus caucus resignation phone call tape!
ABOVE: Brown says he didn’t resign – but here’s the tape proving that he did! Yesterday there was an Ontario PC leader debate. You are forgiven for not noticing. That’s…
Patrick Brown thinks he’s still leader
He has had “Progressive Conservative leader” on his Facebook profile for weeks. Now we know why. He’s launching the first political coup in modern Ontario history. This guy is in…
From next week’s column: PR tips in the #MeToo era
There’s a couple of them that seem particularly germane this morning. I wonder who I am referring to? • Don’t attack your alleged victims. In the #MeToo era, even Harvey…
Happy birthday
Many guys will understand what I mean when I say this: your father is both a bit of light, and a bit of shadow, over your path through life. Mine,…
Review: Recipe For Hate “a complex, multilayered mystery”!
“The Canadian Review of Materials is published weekly from September through June and is an all-volunteer online publication which features reviews of books and other materials that are authored, illustrated…
Patrick Brown, P.I.
Welcome to today’s class in how not to do P.R., folks. Today’s case study is Patrick Brown, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. Three weeks ago, CTV broadcast a…
Sub judice and a dead boy
On Friday night, in Calgary, I spotted tweets by the Prime Minister of Canada and the Minister of Justice about the verdict in the trial of the “man” who shot…
Column: should government name things for a neo-Nazi?
Should the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia name something after a neo-Nazi? It’s not a hypothetical question. Fall River, Nova Scotia (pop. 11,526) is a little community in Halifax’s…