Rob Ford, wasted again? Plus, a question for 14 Division
The issue isn’t whether Ford would be (a) stoned/drunk in public or (b) mocking minorities in public. That stuff is a given. He’s done it before, he’ll do it again.…
Musings
I drew you a picture of a Canadian politician during a long conference call
Any guesses who it is?
Toronto needs a mayor: take a look at this, Ford Nation
Mayor Crackhead regularly shows up to work after lunchtime, or (often) not at all. Not exactly someone who cares about giving taxpayers value for their money, is he?
Sid Ryan: the reverse Midas touch
As in, everything he touches turns to garbage. This Toronto Star typist gets one big thing wrong, here: Ryan is no friend of Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, or many…
Olivia Chow: your morning media round-up
Globe: “Completely honest, of course I’m seriously thinking about running for mayor, right? Everybody knows that,” she says, laughing during an interview at her downtown Toronto home Monday. “Our city…
In Tuesday’s Sun: if you agree with this opinion column, you are apparently an anti-Semite
When you go there, the first thing you notice about Israel is how strikingly different it is from Canada’s Jewish leadership, and Canada’s governing Conservatives. Israel is, of course, quite…
The only Canadian news story that is of any significance today
If (a) this is accurate and (b) it holds up, get ready for a lot of long-yerm instability and chaos, folks. Leger isn’t Forum. Those guys are the real deal.…
Did Harper actually say criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic?
In fairness to him – and, for what’s worth, I kick the Hell out of the Conservative leader and Canada’s conservative Jewish leadership in tomorrow’s Sun papers – I don’t…
Has the white supremacist EDL got friends on Harper’s Israel junket?
Sun News has reported the names of those who make up Harper’s huge entourage to Israel – and one of them, says the eagle-eyed BCL – appears to have unsettling…
Two Headed Boy, Part Two
Jeff Mangum, the Salinger of rock’n’roll, is in TeeDot tonight and last night with his Neutral Milk Hotel, totally sold-out. For a guy with so little output – and almost…
In Sunday’s Sun: the hate Olympics
“The Olympic Games,” says the president of the American Olympic Committee (AOC), belong to the athletes and not to the politicians.” Accordingly, he says, there should not be a boycott…
Saturday with the Kinsellas
Son Three: For a minute there, I forgot I was wearing shoes. Son Two: God, you’re such an idiot. Son Three: I also sometimes forget I wear braces.
Attacking Neil Young is stupid
The oil lobbyists are stupid. Every time they go after Neil Young, they draw attention to what Neil Young is saying. In any PR campaign where you are dealing with…
Zombie Abodes, a continuing series
Looks like a cord of logs, don’t it? Ha! It’s a zombie-proofed cabin! Click here to see more. Problem with this one: when a horde of the undead comes after…
PMO had better get a lawyer
Their talking points on this organization – which I know well, and which I know to be both moderate and law-abiding – are way, way, way over-the-top. Jason is going…
Raptors come out for Olivia Chow for mayor!
Well, not really. And she’s not a candidate, as far as I am aware, so I guess that should be kept in mind, too. Anyway, I’m a Raptors fan, and…
Toronto needs a mayor: cause and effect
Rob Ford has allegedly lost some weight. I take alleged note of this.
The Toronto Star on Olivia Chow
…or, more specifically, her new book. “Olivia Chow’s My Journey is a gutsy book. The NDP MP and transportation critic is a public figure and while writing about one’s weaknesses…
SFH: I Am A Confused Teenager
I post this not because (a) it is a Hot Nasties tune, made famous by the Palma Violets (b) or because the Hot Nasties are reuniting in Calgary this year…
Fidlar 1, Pixies 0
We went to that cramped, drafty old barn Massey Hall last night. We were mainly there for Fidlar, but also to see if the Pixies had decided to have a…