In this week’s Hill Times: the secret of immortality
Children, someone once observed, are the only known form of immortality. That rarely deters the makers of monuments, the curers of disease, the inventors and discoverers, the authors of books…
Musings
Savages tonight!
Skipping Aikido to see Savages tonight at Danforth Music Hall (and many thanks to Piya Chattopadhyay for pointing us in the right direction) with Lisa and Daughter Two. They remind…
With Alberta Liberals in Calgary next week!
Don't delay – get your tickets today. #yyc #abpoli #ableg https://t.co/fMNZ72q9f9 — AB Liberal Party (@ABLiberal) March 31, 2016
Hot Nasties to reunite in Calgary April 14!
Details to come…
April 4: MLK
Since I was a kid – since this day in 1972, in fact, when I started writing a daily journal – I have always taken note of April 4, and…
Meanwhile, I hear that Justin Trudeau prefers throat Chakra Vishuddha meditative healing music
…which explains plenty.
BREAKING: key Donald Trump advisor opposes her candidate on immigration!
Here! Also, she says he raped her. Then she says he sort of didn’t.
When membership becomes a mailing list
Quote: The proposal, adopted Saturday by the party’s national board during a three-hour meeting with the prime minister in Halifax, would do away entirely with the long-held principle that only…
Prior to the University of the West Indies gala
…the wife poses with our attack dogs, Satan and Lucifer.
The digital era: music, books, TV, video and games all doing fine
But one sector has been hit particularly hard by the new era. Can you guess what it is?
There’s a reason why New Democrats love Bernie Sanders
They have an unerring instinct for a losing proposition. 1. Canadians used to "socialist" politicians. 2. Americans aren't. 3. Primaries ≠ General. 4. @SenSanders elects @realDonaldTrump @tedcruz. — Warren Kinsella…
Personal notice
Folks, I’m not going to get into any detail. It’s private. All I can tell you is that Lisa and I are going our separate ways after seven amazing years…
My political hero – the one I never worked for, the one I’d violate the no-selfie rule for
What a giant this man is: Irwin Cotler.
Fascism, Trump and Mulcair
I’m sorry, but Tom Mulcair is kind of pathetic. He is. Mulcair has tweeted that Donald Trump is a “fascist,” quote unquote. He says he wants that “to be on…
The question I ask about politicians, and politicos, in next week’s column
To wit: why bother? A snippet, below. Your speculation is welcome, as always. Children, someone once observed, are the only known form of immortality. That rarely deters the makers of…
Jean Lapierre
…was on a plane that just crashed in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, on the way to a family funeral. Jean and I worked closely together on the Hill in 1984, and I can’t…
Open letter to media
To summarize: Donald Trump forces you into pens Donald Trump bans you when you ask questions Donald Trump calls you disgusting names Donald Trump defends his staff when they assault…
On fundraising, and politics: the definition of hypocrisy
A columnist at the Toronto Star is in high dudgeon, this morning, swinging his metaphorical sword about the supposedly grimy, grubby business of political fundraising. You can read it here,…