The ten reasons Andrew Scheer lost the election
1. He’s a Western social conservative and most Canadian voters are neither Westerners nor social conservatives. 2. He allowed himself to be defined (see above) before he defined himself. 3.…
Musings
About Michael Coteau
We’ve been friends for a long time, and I think he can be Premier one day. (I also think only a total fool would count out Doug Ford, too, but…
Trump kills ISIS head: will it get him re-elected?
It’s big news, certainly. And, naturally, Republicans will say that the death of the head of ISIS will make their leader a lot more popular. They will say it’ll get…
Mental health for who?
Important Elizabeth Renzetti column, below and here. Read: We’re told, endlessly, to talk about our mental health, but so much of it is just hot air. For one thing, even…
Present view
Joey and Roxy, staying still for a few precious seconds.
Potts is in
Great guy, great MPP. But he shouldn’t have taken Paikin’s bait!
In other news, water is wet
Elizabeth Thompson’s CBC report about Daisy Group vs. Bernier’s People’s Party is very fair and quite accurate. If you are busy, and don’t have time to read it all, it…
“Humble”
I think an important part of being humble is to actually just be humble, and not talk about it, and let people notice you are being humble. As opposed to…
The Hot Nasties: The Ballad of the Social Blemishes
Couldn’t sleep, started late-night Googling. These Calgary teenaged miscreants somehow came up. Wonder where they are now?
Breaking news: opposition research firm does opposition research
From CBC, earlier today: On his Kinsellacast podcast, an unapologetic Kinsella said the campaign to spotlight racists who attached themselves to the fledgling party was not supposed to extend into…
KINSELLACAST alert
Big one coming tomorrow. Download. Or, don’t. Up to you. In the meantime, keep in mind: it’s still the best country in the world.
The West wants out
The day after the election, two things happened. Shares in SNC-Lavalin – a company based in Quebec – went up, way up. Up 14 per cent, in a single day.…
Elizabeth May is against the despicable “old style” politics
I wonder how that worked out for her? Green Party Leader Elizabeth May was so certain of her party’s victory in a string of Vancouver Island ridings that her campaign…
Did Doug Ford sink Andrew Scheer?
Elections produce mythologies and stupidities. An example of a stupidity is that opposition research firms – like, say, mine – don’t actually do opposition research. An example of a mythology…
Rosie on last night
My Lord, she is fierce. Read. He is, sadly, as arrogant and tone-deaf and narcissistic as ever. Which does not auger well for minority governing traction in Trudeau’s second term,…
Me
So. I have been getting calls and emails from people all over the world. Literally. People are concerned. To all of you, I say: thank you. I will get back…
Who lost
Well, everyone did, pretty much. This morning, it’s hard not to feel that way. • Justin Trudeau was supposed to easily win a second majority. He didn’t. Blackface, broken promises…
Daisy Group responds
We’ve written to Elections Canada. It’s a lengthy letter. It makes a couple main points. One, we are proud to oppose racists like Maxime Bernier and his People’s Party. Two,…
Daisy Group election night in tweets
@DaisyGrp is preparing for #elxn43 results – by watching @CNN! — Daisy Group (@DaisyGrp) October 21, 2019 Peter Donolo reminds everyone about an important point: no one has won back-to-back…