Doug Ford, and why the populi like his vox
Abacus (with whom Daisy proudly does work, full disclosure, etc.) has a fascinating poll out about who is in the so-called Ford Nation, what they think, why they think it,…
Musings
New Dark Ages is here!
Just printed off the pre-publication New Dark Ages – to send out for blurbs from various famous folks! This one is going to upset some apple carts!
Starbucks, racism and a social media case study
By now, you have heard all about the two real estate brokers who were seated in a Philadelphia Starbucks last week, waiting for another man to meet with them for…
Bountiful birthday, Bjorn
My youngest brother – and SFH‘s beat-keeper – is Bjorn von Flapjack III. That’s a (much, much younger) him at the drum kit at CJSW in Calgary. It’s his birthday,…
Rebel Media are scumbags
Check this out. They are using the Humboldt Broncos tragedy to fundraise.
Column: is this worth $2,119 an hour?
July 2017: the Assembly of First Nations have gathered for their 38th general assembly in downtown Regina. Thousands of indigenous people from across Canada are in attendance. Along with speeches,…
And they spent $650,000 on the Ontario Cannabis Store logo, too!
This is how they think they’ll win? With puerile tweets like this? Here’s a fact, Wizard War Room: Kathleen Wynne, who is a smart person who you continually embarrass with…
Law 599 Crisis Comms pro tip, free of charge
At @UCalgary @UCalgaryLaw, I generally teach my students that, when the judge wants you in court, it’s not always a good idea to be photographed smoking cigars with a bunch…
Trump Reich: Michigan embraces Nazi policy
Seriously: they want to put yellow stars on the identification of “non-citizens.” In other news, Holocaust Remembrance Day happened this week. Story here. Excerpt here: A pair of House bills…
Not only is this kid like me
…my Mom says he is me. She says I did exactly this with her and my Dad.
New Ontario Liberal ad?
An effective attack ad shouldn’t merely repeat things voters already knew, and have already dismissed and discounted. This is phoning it in. It isn’t going to change minds.
A Yelp on steroids
A smart CBC Winnipeg reporter contacted me this week about a fascinating story. It’s here: Snippet below: Kinsella, who is a Toronto-based lawyer and author, said businesses have the right…
$2,119 an hour. And you are paying it.
Snippet from next week’s Hill Times column, based on the intrepid reporting of CFRA’s Brian Lilley: The dirty little contract was discovered by Brian Lilley of Ottawa’s CFRA. Reports Lilley:…
I give you your ear worm for this morning
Althea and Donna, Uptown Top Ranking.
Five reasons why the David Livingston sentence is outrageous
David Livingston is someone with no criminal record – but he has a long, long record of community service and philanthropy. He is a good man who made a mistake.…
Donald Trump isn’t just an asshole
…he’s the biggest fucking idiot in the history of the world. Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be…