That was then, this is now
Toronto Star, January 17: Liberal leadership front-runner Kathleen Wynne is rejecting Tory speculation that she would formally join forces to govern with the New Democrats if chosen premier at a…
Musings
The Star on the OLP leadership: Pupatello “smart, feisty,” Wynne “favourite of the left-wing downtown Toronto crowd”
A must-read, as they say. Sandra Pupatello (6 to 5): She surprised even her own campaign team by finishing first in last weekend’s election to pick delegates to the convention.…
Son Two versus Inflatable Raptor
The dinosaur will emerge victorious.
Not actually ridiculous, not actually nonsensical
It’s funny, but I was coincidentally in rural Ontario, today, with about 100 Ontarians (and clients) who happily live in rural Ontario. So I didn’t see any coverage of a…
Harinder’s thanks
About this.
I knew it
Doping, and now this! Is there no end to his shame?
Labour legend Hargrove on Pupatello
Quote: Former CAW president Buzz Hargrove isn’t a Liberal, but if he had a vote in the current Ontario Liberal leadership race, it would go to Sandra Pupatello. “She’s the…
Power at all costs?
A lot of Ontario Liberal minds are being blown over this story – which confirms what many of us have been hearing about the “Operation Snowball” stuff. As a principle,…
About that Star column on Harinder
I’m not going to link to it. But one of the central criticisms in the piece, to my understanding, is flat-out wrong. I know for a fact that Harinder Takhar…
Star’s QP Briefing: lessons learned
By Greg Crone, who has forgotten more about the Ontario Liberal Party than I’ll ever know. The definitive take on the OLP leadership race so far. I’ve added bolding on…
Typically Canadian
Son One took my keys. I’m locked out of our Yorkville offices. So I’m walking Roxy, waiting for a staffer to show up. (They don’t get in as early as…
Coyne on LPC leadership
Whether you agree with Andrew’s points or not, I sensed that he was trying to be positive, which readers often say they want from writers. So, he’s being positive: thank…
In today’s Sun: The curse of Toronto©
TORONTO – Is this place cursed? Politically, it sure seems that way. If you’re a politician, natch, you always make sure to come to seat-rich Toronto. But God help you…
Pupatello’s big weekend, and the curse of Toronto
Here’s Radwanski in the Globe: “Either Sandra Pupatello exceeded her own expectations, or she did a good job of lowering everyone else’s. The Ontario Liberal leadership candidate who came into…
News from the OLP front
Son One and I are Pupatello delegates to the OLP convention. He’s now worried he’s going to have to give a bunch of speeches. “Only 20 or so,” Lala told…
The next ten years
After yesterday, it’s pretty clear that the next 10 years of Ontario’s future will be determined by today. The question is clear, too. Do you select someone who can get…
Lincoln
Saw it tonight. Some days, surveying the landscape, it’s hard to believe a leader as extraordinary as him actually existed.