9 per cent of you are fake
…well, over on Twitter, anyway. So sayeth this here Twitter app, which is as existential as it is useless. More than a thousand of my just-about 12,000 followers are fakes!…
Musings
Hospitals
My dad spent his entire adult life in them, but I hate them.
In Sunday’s Sun: Angry Tom is no PM
The precise moment at which Thomas Mulcair became unfit to be prime minister of Canada is hard to pin down. It arguably came in 2005, when his party adopted what…
Positive vs. Negative
Being “positive” and not “negative” was an interesting theory. It’s a theory that doesn’t ever really work, however. Justin Trudeau, take note.
A challenge to Sid Ryan
Sid Ryan, the OFL’s “leader,” has been getting upset about a series of friendly inquiries I’ve been sending his way via the miracle that is Twitter. I’ve been asking him…
140 character budget analysis (updated!)
PCs up in polls ‘cuz opposition opposes. Labour fears PCs, pushing NDs to go along, so NDs down. OnLibs ∴ safe, gas plants notwithstanding. #onpoli 140-CHARACTER UPDATE: Most compelling reason…
SFH salutes the Shanghai Cowgirl, R.I.P.
SFH got together in our new practice spot last night, and lamented the passing – coming up this weekend – of our long-time hang-out, The Shanghai Cowgirl. The Cowgirl’s been…
Two years ago today
Sort-of interesting read, as I await the end of the Ontario budget lock-up. The Harper Cons are now, officially, in the second half of their mandate. They don’t look to…
Larry Joy, Sr., R.I.P.
Larry Joy, Dad to my amazing, incredible sister-in-law Barb, passed away yesterday. He was a great Thunder Bay Liberal, and such a great guy. He will be greatly missed by…
That was then, this is now, etc.
Early morning: ”Ontario rethinking Toronto region’s $34-billion transit plan” Late morning: “Statement from the Minister of Transportation on The Big Move“
Election lexicon
On the way in this morning, Son One and I were listening to a CBC Radio reporter I really like. At one point, he talked about Ontario being “plunged into…
Carville gets the Shawinigan handshake
Forgot to post this one, from the dinner Monday night in Ottawa. Wanna know how to do deal with your political opponents? No “conversations” or “process”: let Chretien show the…
Dear Justin Trudeau
Want something to hit Harper with, hard, over and over, until he can’t breathe? Here it is: This revelation hits the Harper Cons at the very core of their being:…
Wither thou goest, Ontario NDP?
Who knows. Devil’s in the details, as they say. Stuff like this will have the hawks pushing for an election now. Stuff like this will have others urging caution. What…
Daisy: happy birthday to us
The Daisy Group is seven years old today. We’ve had some amazing folks working here, and we’ve got some even more amazing folks working here now. I can’t believe it’s…
Jerry Agar is an idiot
Yep. But we all knew that already, going back to when he falsely claimed to be an American.
My Mom painted this
She’s an artist. Interested in seeing more of her stuff? Let me know. I’m her son/agent.
Who I had dinner with tonight
Nice guy. American, I think. There was a “John” Chrétien guy there, too, as I recall. Quite the characters.
Charles King, RIP
Charles and I were occasionally on different sides during the Liberal Party’s tribal wars. Throughout all of that, Charles was unfailingly decent, and always a gentleman, too. I was very…
Mystery man
Check this out: just got back from the cabin, which I have opened up for the first time this year. In the Fall, I’d put up one of those game…