Musings
Two essays on Trump, populism and fascism
These two essays landed in my mailbox on the same cold and dark Fall morning. Both are lengthy, but worth your time. They mirror my mood. Former Prime Minister Harper’s…
A new Patrick Brown scandal? The $10,000 payoff
Huge story from Canadaland: Diana Davison is an internet personality who has described herself as an anti-feminist, a journalist, and a men’s “civil rights activist.” She is a popular YouTuber,…
Premier Hypocrite
From next week’s Hill Times: During one of the more-recent debates, last Fall – when controversy was raging about “Liberal” government’s bill that would force women to remove veils when…
You’d think the “chief planner” would know something like this
Ouch. “Self-described affordable housing champion Jennifer Keesmaat did not appear to know that private condos in the province are now covered by rent control…Ontario’s former Liberal government extended rent control…
Kudos, Trudeau
Now that is what a PM should say. Here.
A candidates’ debate should be as diverse as the city those candidates hope to lead
…this is so basic, and so fundamental, I can’t believe it actually needs to be said. But apparently it does. This was released weeks ago. It bears repeating.
Look up, Mr. Premier-elect
One of the first things François Legault said, after he won the Quebec election, was this: François Legault, the premier-designate of Quebec, says he will invoke the notwithstanding clause to…
Fifteen years
And it happened partly because we had a great leader who was humble enough to know when his time was up, and a campaign manager who did not believe winning…
Column: the She-wolf of the Clueless
The first indication that the far Right was back was right there, right in front. Right outside the glass doors of the Corus studios in Toronto. I stepped outside of…
The only part of that boring Star story worth reading
Here: I love how Lisa slipped in that shot about separation/secession at the end. Heh. Anyway. If you want the real story, read this. Once again, with feeling: real people…
The normalization of Naziism
WTF is City News giving space to a couple neo-Nazis? Here. Unbelievable.
Trade negotiation rule
If they said that they aren’t close to a deal, it’s because they’re close to a deal. As I told Charles Adler last week: governments lie about trade negotiations. A…
Leadership that works
…and will keep working, too. The guy never stops. He exhausts me. But he’s good at this.
What’s in a name
The Starbucks closest to a campaign office always gets pretty busy. Campaign staff go there for meetings, to unwind, or just to get another shot of caffeine. I was at…
Effect and causes
Here’s the past week, which is mid-to-high: My week on Twitter : 1.61K Mentions, 360K Mention Reach, 3.98K Likes, 739 Retweets, 892 Replies. See yours with https://t.co/TQhKFs0QZY pic.twitter.com/M9yfyYaZ9e — Warren…
Globe: “Why the Keesmaat campaign is faltering”
• “Jennifer Keesmaat is in trouble. Her campaign to replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto has not achieved lift off and, with the election only three weeks away, time…
“Look at me when I’m talking to you!”
This is extraordinary. And history-making, perhaps. Tearful woman confronts Sen. Flake on elevator @CNN https://t.co/FsMMUO52zM — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 28, 2018