Better a random act of kindness.
In a rushed lead written in Twitter yesterday, there was some unnecessary meanness. It was not intended. It just appeared in the Twitter space and was carelessly left there because…
Federal Politics
How many Tory MPs does it take to screw up a light bulb fundraising campaign?
I know it’s still January, but we have an early contender for the most awesome political story of 2014: Tory MP raising money to fight bulb ban her party enacted…
Causing Conservative Controversy.
Is a Conservative Party uprising in the offing? No. Is there dissension in the ranks? Yes. The importance of this for their opponents is that we have to pay attention…
In this star-struck age?
It was back in the 1970s in an advertising agency boardroom in New York, the president of the Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Society was being given a preview of that year’s…
Bart’s Books: Stephen Harper, Episode II
“On any day, has a choice, he can do the big conservative thing that would be the end of his career, or he can do some of the small conservative…
If you believe in true, can you sell bitumen?
A news story yesterday told us that an international public relations firm has won the first stage of what will be a $22 million contract to promote the output of…
Fixing The Best Laid Plans.
Reading Terry Fallis’ book, The Best Laid Plans in 2008 was a chore. Not writing the requested review was diplomacy. It seems to be an ideal book for people who…
Why are Lac-Mégantic murderers at large?
Is Canada some third world country where people can break the law and nobody seems to notice? Can a business knowingly break the law and kill Canadian citizens? When a…
Mulcair previews his 2015 campaign.
When New Democrat Leader Thomas Mulcair was on Tom Clark’s West Block show on Global this Sunday, the wife remarked that the Opposition leader seemed to be testing campaign lines…
Stephen Harper’s legacy is his ego.
If an historian a hundred years from now writes a book about Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister it is more likely to be on the man’s ego than any accomplishment while…
2014: Year in Preview
We don’t know what will make headlines in 2014. After all, most political predictions are about as accurate as a Forum poll. So I won’t try to guess how 2014…
Some political thoughts on 2014
You don’t need a crystal ball to guess, That 2014’s gonna be a political mess. Those city, province, federal hopefuls, Will make promises by the bucketfuls. Years of campaigns don’t…
Sex education for the Harper government.
The Supreme Court gave a gift recently to the Conservative Government that will keep on giving. It is the opportunity for Stephen Harper and his friends to learn about sex.…
Should auld acquaintances be forgot?
This is a look at political baggage Canadians are dragging into the New Year. And none is more fascinating than Nigel Wright. The former chief of staff to the prime…
The bitterness of the bitumen battle.
Reading a story this morning about New Democrat Leader Thomas Mulcair and the upcoming battle for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in the next federal election was less than enlightening.…
More thoughts on tidings from the Hair.
Taking a second look at that awful, overdone and trite Christmas message from the Prime Minister on Global was sad. Knowing that he was born and raised in Toronto did…
Tidings of comfort and joy from the Hair.
The Hair was in his environment. Every lock was in line. The light touch of make-up was set to the softer lighting. It was time for the Prime Minister’s holiday…
Canada’ military at war with Tories.
It is one of those times when you need retired generals to lead the charge. The war, at this time is with the government that pays them. And it is…
Kiss-off for Kitimat.
Surprise, surprise: The jewel of Canada’s beautiful Pacific Coast is now to be a commercial port for supertankers carrying tar sands bitumen to the Orient. Did you think the exercise…
The Year in Photos
You know what they say: Dress for the job you want, not the job you have Those left-wing media elites at the Toronto Sun have always had it in for…