Thornhill and Niagara Falls: check the second-to-last paragraph
The rule I have always followed is this: in any letter or email, the message being conveyed is always contained in the second-to-last paragraph. The first part is just throat-clearing…
Musings
Gary McHale’s lawsuit against me is thrown out of court!
A month ago, I told you I had some great legal news, but my legal counsel – Brian Shiller, who hasn’t lost me one case yet – told me to…
SFH: Anthem of Love and Peace
Left to right: Winkie Nuclear Age Smith, Davey Snot and Bjorn von Flapjack III. Where are Steve Deceive and Royal Niblet? We know not. But we wrote this song for…
Fear of labour
This is what happens when you let Randy Hiller write your labour policy, Mr. Hudak. Full disclosure: I practiced labour law, union side. I’ve represented plenty of unions over the…
Fare thee well, Heenan Blaikie
Story here. The winding down of this fabled firm – where I was for a fun get-together just a couple weeks ago – is sad, but not unprecedented. Goodman and…
Sexism and statecraft, plus a postscript about manufactured outrage
I’m a big fan of Michelle Rempel and Megan Leslie. If you’ve been paying attention, the two of them – aided and abetted by Liberals outside the Commons, like this…
Toronto needs a mayor: …and it ain’t Robbie or Johnnie
On the very (snowy) morning that we learn that Toronto homicide detectives are still after Rob Ford-related cell phone records – and, as Rob Ford himself admits in the Sun,…
How do you see Toronto?
This is an amazing piece of work, sent by an acquaintance of a friend. I don’t know the author’s name. But if they’re reading this, I say: do more stuff…
Public Image Ltd.
I post this for four unrelated reasons: 1. It’s relevant to current events (cf. what John Tory did to his public image yesterday). 2. Tomorrow Michael Coren is interviewing Clash…
Brazeau, Harb charges coming?
My old colleague Tonda gets the scoop, here. If true about Mac Harb, very disappointed to see. I knew him when he was an MP, and considered him to be…
John Tory: I “frankly may be out of date”
No kidding. From the Star, “John Tory on defensive over comments about women.” Canada.com: “A man being touted as a front-runner for mayor in Toronto’s next election (despite not having…
We get letters: the wee guy whose program breached broadcast standards is heard from
From: Doyle, Ryan rdoyle@newstalk1010.astral.com To: Warren Kinsella Hey Warren, Just wanted to say it was a pleasure to go back and forth this morning. You are welcome on my show…
In Tuesday’s Sun: small is big
What’s better, politically? Small or big? Well, a few years back, Conservative MP Peter Van Loan called Ontario Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty “the small man of Confederation.” Van Loan shouldn’t…
John Tory: “I’ll say to young women…learn how to play golf”
“Because you will find it’s immensely advantageous to your career.” That’s a quote. Clip is right here. Is his re-run for Toronto mayor over before it started? That’s for others…
John Tory: “nice girls” don’t “put up a fuss”
Wow. Clipped and saved by PressProgress, no less. Check it out, here, at the three-minute mark. Get that, women? It’s your fault you don’t get paid more, because you don’t…
Toronto needs a mayor: police still investigating Rob Ford
Source: Toronto police. “My original mandate is to investigate any criminality involved with the mayor and the mayor’s office, and that is active and continuing.” This yarn buries the lede,…
The dignity and sanctity of the legal profession
People sometimes ask me if I ever miss the profession – its traditions, its decorum, its grace. In the future, I intend to refer them to Mr. Casino’s commercial, which…
Rob Ford’s broken promises
Nearly 6,000 views since it appeared on Friday. Coincidentally, 6,000 is the relevant number for illegal campaign donations Rob Ford took in the last election.
Back in the closet in Sochi
My view on Sochi remains the same – we shouldn’t have gone and ignored/validated Putin’s gay-hate. My friend Strombo just tweeted something, however, you should read: a member of the…
The record: Chretien cut political staff and budgets
Under Harper, of course, the size of ministerial budgets and staffs have ballooned. Some fiscal conservatives, eh? Was a fun read, by Beeby, here.