KCCCC Day 54: I’m in Whitehorse and couldn’t see the damn debate
Okay, so here we are in Whitehorse. It’s snowing. Spent a good part of yesterday visiting former Liberal MP Larry Bagnell and current Conservative MP Ryan Leef. Nice guys, both.…
Musings
French debate open thread
I’m in the Yukon and completely unable to see the debate. So, add your trenchant commentary below. I’ll post the best ones as KCCCC tomorrow, bien sur!
KCCCC Day 52: polls, schmolls
Look, I’m in the backseat of a crowded Beck taxi, heading to Pearson and Whitehorse. I don’t have time to do a great big KCCCC thing. Sorry. So, instead, I…
Whitehorse-bound
Lisa and I heading there tomorrow with our second-oldest daughter, to explore our family’s aboriginal roots. There’ll be a potlatch, there’ll be research, there’ll be lots of emotion, I suspect.…
KCCCC Day 52: the Yogi Berra edition
Yogi Berra has died. The All Star, World Series champion catcher was 90. The reason why the Jays lost in an extra inning, last night, was because God is a…
In this week’s Hill Times:
The top of the much-read National Newswatch web page kind of said it all. “NDP OUT IN FRONT AS CONSERVATIVES TRAIL IN THIRD: ENVIRONICS,” said one headline. The very next…
Trudeau’s pledge to give more money to struggling artists
…he needs to start with these artists, who are struggling, among other things.
KCCCC Day 51: is Justin Trudeau turning the Liberal Party into the NDP?
Based on the evidence, the answer just might be yes. And it’s been going on for a while, too. Go back almost a year ago, when the Liberal leader angered…
You may be thinking about the election. This is what I’m thinking about.
#PizzaRat > #IkeaMonkey pic.twitter.com/sOgqIZC39W — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 21, 2015
My weekend at Riot Fest, summed up in one tweet
Dude at @RiotFest: the "SMOKE METH & HAIL SATAN" shirt would be way cooler if you weren't wearing bright orange ear protection things. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 20, 2015
KCCCC Day 50: four weeks to get engaged! Or, not.
It’s Day 50 – and there’s only four weeks to go! Listening to CBC Radio this morning on the way to work, a few of the hosts were saying that…
KCCCC Day 49: can you spot the theme?
Look, I couldn’t tell you how the election is going turn out. I’ve long suspected the CPC would pull it off, as seen here, but only a crazy person would…
KCCCC Day 48: old stock
What is “old stock” anyway? Well, when I was a teenager in Calgary, it was this. You’d drink it to get wasted faster. Before that, in Quebec, it was something…
The most brilliant non-apology in the history of apologies, ever
A classic, for your amusement. Pat Martin, who in my opinion is a dork, may think he won. But he’s actually lost.
Against Me! Black Me Out! Riot Fest!
At our wedding reception, for Lisa K. and me, dancing to this song at the end of the night kind of became our official unofficial dance. We shouted the words…
KCCCC Day 47: when a newspaper runs a TV debate
This is going to be a long post, because I’ve decided to embed some of my tweets from last night. I will do two or three on each protagonist –…
Who won and why?
Open thread. I will have my take in tomorrow’s KCCCC!
My reaction to the Globe and Mail’s debate
Dear Reporters: We are not here to hear you. Signed, Canada #cdnpoli #elxn42 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 18, 2015
CTV came up with a poll, so I did too
Apparently intent on repeating that little mid-campaign incident back in 2008 – you know the one, it led to Senator Mike Duffy – CTV is back at it again. They’ve…