Top:Herr Marchand. Top right: Bill Corcoran and a rabble-rousing punk. It’s Thursday, which means old folks get to circulate photos of themselves when they were younger, better-looking and less preoccupied…
Because, from this old war room guy’s perspective, it ain’t.
Here it is. And here is a snippet: I have been resisting #MeToo. I have. For starters, I am generally pretty unenthusiastic about hashtag campaigns. Most of the time, they…
My 1993 war room colleague Bruce Hartley reminded me: 24 years ago today… the first of three majority governments…balanced budgets; restoring Canada’s place in the world; protecting national unity; the…
Me and Simon of Ugly Pop picked ‘em up at Precision Pressing this afternoon – and they look great! Coloured vinyl too! You can get yours over at Ugly Pop’s…
Check it out: Apple is promoting Recipe For Hate on their iBooks web site! My ever-patient Dundurn Press publicist, Kendra, says that Apple has decided to promote pre-orders of the…
I have been resisting #MeToo. I have. For starters, I am generally pretty unenthusiastic about hashtag campaigns. Most of the time, they are just slacktivism – ie., the false belief…
She’s on the bus! The second she pulls down that veil, arrest her! When do you cease to be a country? When do you stop being a people, a nation?…
Twenty bucks will get you the book and the record (both signed)! Ten bucks will get you the bands and a bad rash.
Justin Trudeau said that, back in July, when he was asked about his government paying $10 million to Omar Khadr. It’s a quote: “The Charter protects all Canadians, everyone of…
Was just at Dundurn Press (and I’m now at the Patrician Grill to celebrate, where else) and they gave me a pile of copies of my new book, Recipe For…
Of course you wouldn’t. But Ontario’s three main political parties did. A committee comprised of all the main parties in the Ontario Legislature have given Canada’s leading white supremacist an…
It’s been several hours, and I still think this is the stupidest political move I’ve seen in months – and that’s saying something. Why, you ask? This isn’t a decision.…
Those were some of the early names of the Tragically Hip. They got their start in the early Eighties in the nascent Kingston punk scene. A lot of bands got…
SFH, meanwhile, offer this to our fellow punk rocker. Gabba gabba hey, punk grrrl!
Seriously. He did. Here’s the Globe: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer abruptly ended a news conference and stopped taking questions from reporters on Monday when asked whether he was aware his…
I’m serious. Check out the reaction of these hundreds of total strangers to the news that Recipe For Hate – which Publisher’s Weekly called “riveting…Tension starts high and stays there…
Nice guy. Knew a lot about current events. Says he looks forward to reading Recipe For Hate. Told him it is getting great reviews. We had a great chat, although…
How desperate is Justin Trudeau to keep NAFTA? Ask the Mexicans, now peering out from under the proverbial bus – where, you know, Trudeau pushed them. Pretty desperate. As they…
