A pox on transit
I wrote a couple weeks ago that I was fed up, to the teeth, with the incessant nattering in Toronto about transit. “Two things that drive me nuts about Toronto,…
Musings
Boy, it sure is good thing we’re not going to go neg!
Yep. Good thing.
Robocall reflection
Perhaps that silly sally at Sun News, and the “explosive” media tour, wasn’t such a hot idea after all. Meanwhile, somewhere, one of Canada’s most principled journalists is frantically trying…
Rob Ford loses again
He’s been denied his ridiculous demand for compensation in the conflict of interest case, as expected. What’s fascinating, however, is that the Divisional Court seems to be suggesting that he…
Proud father update
I have more than 5,000 Facebook “friends.” Except, as you might expect, they’re not all friends. Some are Facebook fiends. Because Facebook comments are unmoderated, stupid things sometimes happen on…
Dear Toronto politicians
If you impose tolls and yet more taxes to pay for this Metrolinx thing, you’re all dead men (and women) walking. Make better use of the tax dollars we already…
My view at the moment
Boy, am I ever glad I shelled out for Raptors season’s tickets.
In Tuesday’s Sun: mutiny on the S.S. Harper
As uprisings go, it sure ain’t The Mutiny On The Bounty. Not yet, anyway. As you may have heard, last week Official Ottawa was agog over the fact a couple…
Nicholas Hoare, RIP
The loss of this extraordinary bookstore is an unmitigated disaster for anyone who loves (and needs) books. With the exception of Ben McNally’s spot on Bay, there just aren’t many…
Best political spot ever
Adrian Dix’s B.C. NDP release an attack ad on themselves. Absolute genius.
Hill Times: True-dough
Here: “Liberal front-runner Justin Trudeau has raised more than $1-million as a candidate for leadership of the third party in the House of Commons which “says a lot,” say a…
Former diplomat who hung out with the Klan and neo-Nazis hates me
I can live with that.
April Fool’s, etc. etc.
Suckered, apparently, were Lono, Calda (briefly), Bruce A., Friesen, and Patrick. Gotcha! (And, yes, the timestamp is off. And, no, I don’t know how to fix it.)
I have written my last column for Sun News
…and appeared for the last time on the network. It’s a long (and perhaps interesting) story. Details to come.
Bad Religion, right now, who I love
And, as I remind my children all the time, the lead singer has a Ph.D and teaches at Cornell.
In Sunday’s Sun: there’s nothing negative about telling the truth
“I will not go negative.” Justin Trudeau had been warming up to saying those words for a few minutes, as he sat before a sold-out crowd of hundreds at Toronto’s…
Kormos
I am so sad to learn of his death. He used to say that he wanted to turn me into a New Democrat. With more guys like him, I’d say,…
Meet the Social Blemishes
Him: Who’s this guy? Me: Who do ya think? Him: You? Ewwwwww! Me: Don’t worry. I’ll be embarrassing you for many more years to come.
Spent my youth in this place
Ralph Klein was there when I was, lots of times. I didn’t like him as mayor or as Premier. But he was good to drink with. Anyway, he’s gone, now.…
“Happy” Good Friday? Seriously?
I don’t want to get all holier-than-thou, but the folks who run around saying “Happy Good Friday!” – and there are some, mainly non-Christians or the historically ignorant – sound,…