In Sunday’s Sun: whither thou goest, Quebec?
Now that Quebec’s separatist government has called an election – and now that there is a very real prospect of the
Musings
Toronto needs a mayor: seriously. We do.
Check what this genius tweeted tonight, then later deleted. Wow. Then again, the possibility that he lives in a different time zone than the rest of us may explain a…
John Tory’s message to women, on International Women’s Day: “Learn how to play golf”
“I’ll say to young women…learn how to play golf. Because you will find it’s immensely advantageous to your career.” Those kinds of views are indeed “frankly out of date.” So…
Happy Day, women
There are many awesome posters out there. This was one of my favorites for today. .
Two Sun hits: on Harper copying Trudeau, and on how we can punish Putin for the invasion of the Ukraine
Here, on the Reformatories adopting Justin’s position on pot and MP expenses – after previously mocking him on both. Holy flip-flop, Batman: And here, about seven minutes in:
Liberal-NDP merger/coalition/cooperation? A truly federalist NDP?
Sigh. Well, you guys know I – like Messrs. Chretien, Romanow and Broadbent, among others – favour progressives finally coming together. So that we stop splitting the vote, and so…
Toronto needs a mayor: this sentence is important for what isn’t in it, not what is
To wit: “Detectives are investigating allegations of drug use and drug trafficking and trying to determine if there was an organized, aggressive attempt to retrieve the video of Mayor Ford…
Babymetal: the band that will destroy metal
They’re also my current favourite band of all time: choreographed bubblegum pop fused with hardcore? Nobody has ever done that before! The old metalhead at the start, horrified by what…
Lenten observance
Straight edge, for the next 40 days. Mayor Crackhead, care to join me? We can both submit to blood tests at the end. .
Do you wonder why I typically view the world around me as insane/evil?
Wonder no more. .
Behold the issue that will dominate Canadian politics for the next year, and then some
If the separatist Parti Quebecois government calls an election “soon, soon” – and if, as many expect, they win a majority government – strap on your seat belts. We are…
In Tuesday’s Sun: …in which I use a word to describe the National Post that I am not allowed to use
As Russia and the Ukraine slip towards war – and as the West looks on, unable or unwilling to do anything – it’s easy to forget that nice things still…
Ukraine: what would you do?
Wikipedia is a joke, but here is a bit found thereon that I suspect has been accessed many times in the past few days: “When the Soviet Union collapsed in…
In Sunday’s Sun: the only time Cons like StatsCan – and theyre still wrong
Following the great global recession of 2008-2009, the game plan of the Right was clear: repair the tattered flag of capitalism, fight any modest regulation of the banking system, and…
In Sunday’s Sun: The one time Conservatives like Statistics Canada
Following the great global recession of 2008-2009, the game plan of the Right was clear: repair the tattered flag of capitalism, fight any modest regulation of the banking system, and…
Another John Tory campaign logo!
Capturing John’s donations to the Fords! Go Chris, go! .
Why the National Post is so often loathsome
Check this out. It’s only been a few hours, and the National Post have run an attack piece masquerading as a news story on…the Trudeau baby. I shit you not.…
Dear Everyone With Something To Announce Today:
Down tools. Hadrian Trudeau has just blown up the news cycle. .
John Tory is getting nervous
Not a good first week. Dithers started his campaign with photographs circulating of him hanging out with his pals the Fords – at a golf course? Then social media started…