The Fall of Darth Harper and the Revenge of Michelle Rempel
As the whole Galactic Empire knows by now, Darth Harper's evil plan to complete his total destruction of Canada failed catastrophically.When his tiny Death Star was blown to smithereens by…
Gerry Nicholls
The New Solitudes
Gerry Nicholls writes that there are two Canadas. Not the two solitudes Hugh Maclennan described seventy years ago — although reaction in Quebec to the recently passed omnibus crime bill…
Stephen Harper: “The jackasses at Elections Canada are out of control.”
Expect this 2001 refrain to be repeated in short order if the Robo-call scandal has legs. “The jackasses at Elections Canada are out of control.” In 2001, Stephen Harper was…
Today in history
Today: Gerry Nicholls wins Twitter. We’ll never top that.
Not a Good Time for Stephen Harper to be Compared to Richard Nixon
The historian Garry Wills once observed that Richard Nixon wanted to be president not to govern the nation but to undermine the government. The Nixon presidency was one long counterinsurgency…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – If there’s a more accurate description of the Cons’ entire political strategy than “taking advantage of the prejudice that’s already there”, I haven’t…
On mutual interests
As a general rule it's fairly safe to say Gerry Nicholls' advice to left-wing parties is based on something other than a desire to see them succeed - and his…
Gerry Nicholls: Full Metal Wingnut?
All that matters is his almost mystical need to stop climate change, even if that’s an impossible task. And this perhaps is why Suzuki is endorsing McGuinty. It actually has…
Oh Mr. Nicholls! I Do Believe Your Freudian Slip is Showing!
Oh, Mr. Gerry Nicholls, what have you done? Do you live or work in an Ivory Tower, completely isolated from any sense of reality? I know I don’t live in…
Toronto Sun asks its readers, "Do you live or work in an Ivory Tory, completely isolated from any sense of reality?"
Fern Hill captures a delicious slice of unintended truthiness from the Toronto Sun. Lord knows, you wouldn't find it any where else at the Sun other than in the subconscious…