We’ll Always Have Paris
That prediction/lie didn’t work out too well. On Wednesday, Todd D. Stern, the United States special envoy for climate change, who was in Beijing for talks, said that some Chinese…
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A Day I Thought I’d Never See
Since my first day working in political Ottawa, there have been many moments when I’ve been reminded of where I am, what I was doing and what that meant. I’m…
The Best Little Gravy Train in Ontario
As I noted here a couple of days ago, the troubles for the Ford Conservatives at Queen’s Park don’t seem to be close to being at an end. While the…
Conservative Racist Propaganda Is Beyond The Pale
CPC Racists are at work in Andrew Scheer’s Photoshop department. Why does the CPC still have any support from good Canadians? Here’s what Doug Ford and Scott Shmoe’s federal party…
In The Mail
With the fall election getting closer and closer by the day, we are starting to see the different parties ramp up in different ways. Between the floods of emails soliciting…
The Long Shadow of French
When Doug Ford adjourned the Ontario Legislature for five months, until well after the Federal election in the Fall, all the talk out there about this move was that this…
The Twitter King?
Political Potshots When I joined twitter. Itwas due to its influence on our political climate. I felt it was being manipulated by one voice. One of which was not mine…
The Twitter King?
When I joined twitter. It was due to its influence on our political climate. I felt it was being manipulated by one voice. One of which was not mine or…
The Case for Better
Social Media has changed so much in our modern world, but probably in no greater way than in politics. This hasn’t all been good, but instead of throwing the baby…
The Summer doldrums start early.
It is a fixture of fixed elections. It is not the beating of the war drums in the distant jungle but the sudden silence that creeps across the land. It…
What a Final Straw
Everyone gets involved in politics for their own reasons, and those reasons can be quite varied. For many though, when it comes to those reasons for getting involved they are…
Doug Ford’s Friends. Andrew Scheer’s Friends Too?
Doug Ford’s relations with Faith Goldy and other white supremacists remind us that we TRULY need to exercise caution and thought in the upcoming federal election, but he shares many…
Another Day, Another Story About Opioids and Holding Pharma To Account
A trial in Oklahoma exposes the underhanded methods of Big Pharma. What are Canadians doing to ensure we aren’t getting deceived?
Sisters’ Weekend
Ms Soapbox just returned from a fabulous long weekend in Victoria with her sisters. As a result I wasn’t terribly focused on the machinations of our politicians. Did I miss…
Two Votes
You may remember back in May we saw the results from the provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador, a result that was historic and a surprise. The governing Liberals of…
Ford Fight
Most experts have been predicting that the upcoming Federal election is going to be a wild and intense. There is a lot of uncertainty and a few wildcards in this…
Tar, TMX and Trudeau: Leave It In The Ground, Please
The world needs an aggressive plan with ALL countries designed to mitigate the volume of carbon that we are producing. That means Canada has to have a plan. Unfortunately, the…
The Big Ford Shuffle
It’s been just over a year since Ontarians elected the Ford Conservatives to a majority government and it’s not been a smooth ride so far. Between the massive cuts all…
Drunken Sobriety
When I started blogging the first time well over a decade ago, I set a few ground rules for myself, rules that I’ve stuck to ever since and I believe…
Bad Omens
In this day and age, we tend to parse every single new piece of information and what we hear to see if there is more in there than meets the…