I might sound like a broken record…
…because over and over I have said that Nanos is the ONLY pollster worth watching. Here is why (emphasis mine): Some key observations on this evening’s Ontario election: Tonight’s election…
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Election Night Prediction ( #onpoli #voteon )
This was my original prediction for tonight's election results. We'll see how well I did!
Election Night Prediction ( #onpoli #voteon )
This was my original prediction for tonight’s election results. We’ll see how well I did!
Election Night Prediction ( #onpoli #voteon )
This was my original prediction for tonight’s election results. We’ll see how well I did!
Election Night Prediction ( #onpoli #voteon )
This was my original prediction for tonight's election results. We'll see how well I did!
In 1990…
I got it wrong. Very wrong. I have been following – well, more than following – Canadian politics since I was 17… That was 1979. And, except for 1990, I’ve…
Why Do We Vote?
In a democracy there are almost as many reasons to vote as their are voters. Some vote out a sense of civic obligation, others vote so they can still feel…
Vote. It’s easy.
Just do it. As I was explaining to my two youngest kids yesterday on the drive home after school, literally millions of people have died and are dying to do…
How many more elections until we stop paying attention to polls
I have to wonder why phone polls are still news and still given so much credence both by the media, media consumers and the political class generally. Almost the most…
Ontario Election: Evaluating Voter Engagement In My Riding Of Parkdale-High Park
Obviously some of the onus is on voters to research candidates, platforms, and issues, and to think for themselves about who and what they want to cast their ballot for.…
Why I’m Voting Liberal
An election should be about what sort of society we want. What do we value? What goals, needs, and initiatives will we prioritize over others? Most importantly, what steps will…
#PCloadLetter The Ontario PCs Send Misdirecting Mail #VoteOn
.@kady @KrankyKanuck @Mary_OGrady @1223Chuck Wouldn't you rather unmarked envelopes tell you where? twitter.com/LibPressSec/st… #PCloadLetter— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) June 11, 2014 (PC Load Letter is from printer displays of the past,…
Stuff that can influence voter turnout
(1) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Watching the Rogers cable debate…
… On the Ottawa Orleans race… And man, Andrew Lister? The PC candidate? He’s as rude, dogmatic and boorish as his colleagues. Disgusting. And why does he keep grabbing his…
Ottawa South 2014 – John Fraser deserves the MPP gig
Predicting election results is a mug’s game. Any prediction of a result outside one’s own riding relies on an analysis of someone else’s polling results. And these have been, um,…
Open Letter To Council Requesting Affirmation Of Toronto As A Sanctuary City
Dear Deputy Mayor, Councillors and city staff. My name is Joe Fantauzzi. I’m a resident of Toronto and first generation Canadian. My family immigrated to this country from Italy in…
Open Letter To Council Requesting Affirmation Of Toronto As A Sanctuary City
Dear Deputy Mayor, Councillors and city staff. My name is Joe Fantauzzi. I’m a resident of Toronto and first generation Canadian. My family immigrated to this country from Italy in…
Public funding for Catholic schools has no place in 21st-century Ontario.
Brilliant article in the Glob and Mash today. Key paragraphs for me – and a message that should be read to all Ontario residents. The arguments from proponents of publicly-funded…
III. Austerity and The Blocking of Social Citizenship In Ontario
When the Social Commons are enclosed, the state has decreed there are those inside and those outside the political order. I took up the issue of the Social Commons and…
III. Austerity and The Blocking of Social Citizenship In Ontario
When the Social Commons are enclosed, the state has decreed there are those inside and those outside the political order. I took up the issue of the Social Commons and…