politics
Musings on public input
When I hear a call for a public meeting, my first thought is to ask why we need it. Is the issue something that absolutely needs more public input above…
How to Petition the CRTC against Sun News’ Mandatory Carriage
Photo source: Globe and Mail Remember this? Well, you’re about to see a lot of more of Sun New’s hateful and inflammatory programming if Quebecor Inc. gets its way. The…
Musings on representational democracy
Representational democracy, says Wikipedia, is “…founded on the principle of elected people representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy. All modern Western style democracies are various types…
thoughts after a visit to the social assistence offices
I went last week with some friends into the Ontario Disability Support Program office (ODSP) and the Ontario Works (OW) office. It was my first time being in the building.…
You know I want to like Stephen Harper
Like this whole A Day in the Life thing wants me to. I really do. I want to believe he’s a hardworking, earnest human man who throws himself earnestly into…
Ontario Liberal leadership: on the numbers
As a Kathleen Wynne delegate to the leadership convention, I will probably take some time in trying to articulate the significance of the win and not rush into a blathering…
The New Sexism #nlpoli #cdnpoli
As the story goes, the crowd currently running this place were all set to issue a news release that the first woman premier in the province’s history was announcing the…
Powerful Women Shouldn’t Be News
Kathleen Wynne becoming our sixth female premier isn’t newsworthy, what will be, is when a premier’s gender doesn’t make headlines. It’s of course understandable why newspapers should report on Ontario’s…
Ontario Divisional Court Ruling in Magder v. Ford
The Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has overturned Justice Hackland’s ruling in Magder v. Ford. For a summary of the case see Slaw. Magder v. Ford,…
2013 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy | Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | Kathleen Wynne Omar Ha-Redeye will be provided coverage of the 2013 Leadership Convention as an…
Post-Convention Celebrations
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy |Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | | Kathleen Wynne Delegates from all camps came together to celebrate the new Premier of Ontario.…
Results of the Third Ballot
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy |Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | | Kathleen Wynne The results of the third ballot: Sandra Pupatello 867 votes 43% Kathleen Wynee…
Interview with Warren Kinsella (Pupatello Camp) Before the Third Ballot
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy | Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | Kathleen Wynne
Results of the Second Ballot
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy |Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | | Kathleen Wynne The results of the second ballot: Gerrard Kennedy 284 votes 13.7% Sandra Pupatello…
Why I Joined the Wynne Camp
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | | Kathleen Wynne It took them some time. In fact quite a bit of time. But…
Bill 115 Protests Grow Outside Leadership Convention
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | | Kathleen Wynne Teachers protesting Bill 115 have swollen to hundreds in number, blocking off the…
Results of the First Ballot
Eric Hoskins | Gerard Kennedy Sandra Pupatello | Charles Sousa | Harinder Takhar | | Kathleen Wynne The results of the first ballot: Eric Hoskins 150 votes 7.2% Gerrard Kennedy…
Why is Julian Assange Trapped in Ecuador’s Embassy
People may not know exactly why Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange has been detained in the UK, then trapped in Ecuador’s embassy. The short answer is, because he embarrassed the US…