Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is putting green jobs on the back burner (Photo: facebook) One thing Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau, BC Premier Christy Clark and new Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard…
Here’s some news hot out of Alberta. Only one of them is satirical. The other satirical bit is that Saskatchewan’s Sask Party recently announced they’d be saving taxpayers millions of…
As your humble e-scribbler spent time on Tuesday finishing off a presentation to the ATIPPA inquiry next week (11 AM, 25 June), here are a couple of quickies you might…
“While it’s not immediately clear what impact the Obama (climate change) plan will have on the province, the government of Saskatchewan has taken measures to address the greenhouse gas issue…
Three election opportunities lost, Nova Scotia, BC and now the Ontario results flatten the calculating NDP strategists decision to force an election and shift to the so called middle. Here…
Slightly over a week ago, Canada introduced legislation to replace the anti-prostitution laws that had been struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Conservative government has been trying…
Slightly over a week ago, Canada introduced legislation to replace the anti-prostitution laws that had been struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Conservative government has been trying…
Leo Longo wrote in three recent Municipal World articles (April, May, June, 2014) that it is time to consider setting term limits on municipal politicians. I beg to disagree. Is…
This op-ed appeared in The Ottawa Citizen on June 12, 2014 In October 2013, British comedian and actor Russell Brand, acting as a guest-editor for a revolution-themed edition of New…
The headline is taken from a piece on Science Daily on a study about how groups change personal behaviour and morality. The study is reported on the MIT website. I’ve…
…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…
Welcome the newest Member of Provincial Parliament for Beaches East York, Arthur Potts.
This was my original prediction for tonight's election results. We'll see how well I did!
This was my original prediction for tonight’s election results. We’ll see how well I did!
This was my original prediction for tonight's election results. We'll see how well I did!
This was my original prediction for tonight’s election results. We’ll see how well I did!
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…
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…
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…
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…
