Strengths and weaknesses
The ever-charming Bea Vongduangchanh of the Hill Times asked me to assess the various federal parties’ strength and weaknesses, for next week’s paper. I decided to share them with you,…
Musings
There’s something wrong in Nova Scotia
“Support the boys.” That’s what a flyer says that is being distributed in and around Halifax this week. “Support the boys” who gang raped Rehtaeh Parsons when she was just…
Boston: when silence improves the debate
Harper looks bad for recklessly politicizing a terrible tragedy. Trudeau looks bad for being completely out of his depth. Advantage: Mulcair, for knowing when to keep his mouth shut.
A wave you can watch again and again
Documented here, on wk.com, free of charge. I did it for you. You’re welcome. Your browser does not support the video tag
Boston comes to Toronto
At @raptors final game, with Celtics – a tribute to Boston. #BostonStrong
Wikipedia is a frigging joke
A reader directed me over there to take a look at the page that – for reasons I still do not understand – has been devoted to me. I don’t…
Calling all federal Liberals for a favour
Son One, age fourteen, has the political bug. He was a proud Pupatello delegate in January, and wants to come with me to the convention in Ottawa on Sunday, where…
JT: inspiring
Here’s a real poll, from a real polling agency, unlike the detritus the Star regularly publishes. What’s it mean? It means Justin Trudeau is for real, in the words of…
Anonymous responds
Sent along by a few readers. It’s impossible to determine if it’s authentic, of course, which isn’t surprising – they’re anonymous, after all.
Glen Canning: Rehtaeh Parsons was my daughter (updated)
There’s more, here. It’s hard, but you should read all of it. “To the Justice Minister of Nova Scotia Rehtaeh Parsons thought the worst outcome for her case would be…
An open letter to Anonymous about Rehtaeh Parsons
Dear Anonymous: I have never written to you, the global hacktivist group, before. Like everyone else, I have read about your exploits and, more than once, nodded my head with…
The Flintstones wasn’t a documentary
Sorry, I just had to say that. Sometimes I just can’t help myself. Anyway: the fact that Stockwell Day is supporting the BC Liberals isn’t even remotely news – but…
RBC-gate
It’s now been a full week of this Royal Bank of Canada PR disaster, and it shows no signs of abating. Is it true, as a commenter wrote yesterday, that…
My first year as a woman
A year ago, this story rocked my world, and my daughter’s, no pun intended. Against Me, and Tom Gabel, were a huge, huge deal for us. So, here’s her update…
Bastards
The RCMP officers and the school administrators involved in this tragedy should all be named, shamed and fired. And the little bastards who did it deserve to get what those…
When we newspaper columnists tell politicians to be bold and brave
…it’s usually because our names aren’t on a ballot. Don’t do it. Don’t, don’t, don’t.
You say decibel, I say decimal
How could have Justin made such a mistake? How, how, how? Thank goodness the Prime Minister’s locution is beyond reproach!