In yesterday walks tomorrow
As I told CITY TV last night: “In the movies, when the bad guy takes out one of the cops, do the cops give up their investigation of the bad…
Musings
BC: who won, who lost
The BC Liberals won. They got more seats. And they may still pick up enough in recounts to give them a majority. The BC Greens won. They grew their popular…
Former prosecutor and CNN analyst: “a grotesque abuse of power by the President”
Pres. Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey is a "grotesque abuse of power," legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says https://t.co/49ZSr5bsqi pic.twitter.com/PIFInsZ6XI — CNN (@CNN) May 9, 2017
Déjà vu all over again
History has a way of repeating itself, you dumb orange sonofabitch.
Dear BC: wish I was out there with you tonight
I think it will be a good night for my friends.
Justin Trudeau to the Haundenosanee
Here’s three things that the Prime Minister said when he announced his party’s policies as they relate to indigenous people: To begin, I would like to recognize the Haundenosanee, on…
Sham 69! Off With Their Heads!
Picked up tickets this morning for Off With Their Heads (next week) and the original Sham 69 (next month). Stoked. Here’s two of the two bands’ best.
My HuffPo BC election column: twenty-one years ago tonight
Twenty-one years ago, we B.C. Liberals were gathered at the Hotel Vancouver, peering up at some big TV screens, shocked by what we were seeing. It was Election Day in…
Free metaphor about BC NDP’s John “I’ll just watch you” Horgan
Stuck on the road: NDP Leader @jjhorgan's campaign bus bottomed out and is now stuck in Surrey. @ScottRobertsCTV's is there. #CTVelxn pic.twitter.com/DI1O1RNE4L — CTV Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) May 8, 2017
Bits from today’s column about tomorrow’s vote (update twice!)
(And HuffPo version here!) (Oh, and John Horgan seems to have, um, gotten stuck on the campaign trail…) Twenty-one years ago, we BC Liberals were gathered at the Hotel Vancouver,…
#CBC on #BCelxn17
#Right #here #folks.
“You’re a disgrace to the world.”
Pretty much. An actor is playing Trump, but Trump will never be a real president, so it all evens out. who is she pic.twitter.com/amElWRGFdp — najahta (@najahtaa) May 7, 2017
BC election: too close to call
But if the ballot question is economy/jobs – and it usually is – then Christy Clark’s BC Liberals will win. Take a look at this info-heavy Ipsos chart: She is…
Le Pen, Trump, Brexit and the voiceless, rural unemployed person
The relationship is direct, and undeniable. Look at this fascinating graphic from the New York Times’ extensive coverage (and their cool interactive map here). If you came from an area…
Merci Dieu! Allez à l’enfer, les nazis!
Vive la France!
The best explanation of the victories of Rob Ford, Brexit, Donald Trump et al.
The answer was right there in front of me, ironically enough. Brilliant. A vote for the National Front was of course a vote tinged with racism and homophobia. My father…
New York Times: The Rebel is “far-Right,” and is aiding a white supremacist
…and, their “Washington correspondent” is involved in illegal hacking. See the full Times story, here. The Rebel’s support for white supremacy and the Holocaust-denying National Front should surprise no one…
The BC 2017 ballot question
@jjhorgan's #BCNDP's aligned with @realDonaldTrump on trade. @christyclarkbc wants to hammer Trump over softwood. That's the #bcpoli ballot. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 6, 2017
My friend Greg Lyle knows BC
…and he knows BC elections, too. Here, his latest survey(s): Can the BC NDP – who once had a double-digit lead – still win? Yes, says Greg: However, an NDP…