Our continent felt just a little more sensible this morning, didn't it? Americans voiced their disappointment in Dubya and his military quagmire tendencies loud and clear yesterday, giving Democrats control of the House. It's also looking like they'll hold an edge in the Senate. The writing was on the wall,
Did you know there is a municipal election here next week? You've probably seen the signs on lawns and green space throughout the 416. You might even know the names of David Miller's challengers. We're going to the polls next Monday so add that to your Google calendar. Exactly three
When I started this blog, I lay down ground rules for myself. One rule was and is "never write about work". Writing about work is asking for trouble. Garth Turner, the MP for Halton, also writes a blog. Turner writes about his job. In fact, that's the refreshing allure. He
Stephen Harper won't admit to rooting for a particular NHL team. He was born in Toronto, lived in Calgary and rules Ottawa. In typical political style, he realizes that deciding on a favourite will upset a large portion of voters. He's happily assumed his perch on the fence. On Wednesday
If not for that silly two term limit, Bill Clinton would still be the President of the United States of America. He's actually smart, imagine that! An intelligent, well-spoken President.. those were the days. He appeared on "Fox News Sunday" this past weekend and it turned into quite the battle.
Cheri DiNovo, the NDP candidate in yesterday's provinicial by-election in Parkdale-High Park, will replace Gerard Kennedy as our Member of Provincial Parliament. She beat Liberal candidate Sylvia Watson by more than two thousand votes. For the second time in less than a year, this riding which previously overwhelmingly supported the
They're counting votes right now in Parkdale-High Park. The polls have been closed for half an hour and results should soon start coming in. This wasn't your typical by-election. The Liberal party sensed their powerful grip on my riding weakening and wiped some smear on the festivities. Things escalated with
Pete's comment on this entry about political smearing in my Parkdale-High Park riding got me reading NDP MPP candidate Cheri DiNovo's sermon from October 2, 2005. Pete's comment was "Well I think she's screwed now after saying Karla Homolka is being treated by the media as Jesus was by the
I mentioned that we in the Parkdale - High Park riding are going to the polls this month in a provincial by-election to replace Gerard Kennedy as MPP. Signs, signs, everywhere there're signs. Now we have a little smear campaign against NDP candidate Cheri DiNovo to make things a little
As I mentioned last week, I'm lucky enough to live in a riding that will be going to the polls in a couple of weeks to elect a new MPP. This has brought out the sign people. They come out every time there's an election, either Federally, Provincially or Municipally.
Lucky me, I get to vote again on September 14th. Gerard Kennedy was my MPP but he decided he might aim a little higher and shoot for federal Liberal leadership. That left the Parkdale-High Park seat open and we'll fill the sucker next month. Kennedy, of course, was a member
I know those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, but I don't really care if my house shatters and I've got a lot of stones weighing me down. Our man Harper has a rather hateful opinion of same-sex marriage but Dubya seems absolutely obsessed with it and has been desperately
I just read a very interesting Rolling Stone article from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Here's an excerpt. Nearly half of the 6 million American voters living abroad never received their ballots -- or received them too late to vote -- after the Pentagon unaccountably shut down a state-of-the-art Web site
The scrolling electronic sign on five different Go trains displayed an interested fact yesterday. "Stephen Harper Eats Babies." This message was repeated on a continuous loop. Go Transit has gone on the record denying that Stephen Harper devours innocent children. Stephen Harper's own people have said the same. They're claiming
With Ken Dryden's announcement earlier today, there are now ten candidates in the Liberal party leadership race. Eight of them happen to hail from Toronto, a city near and dear to this blogger's heart. The ten hopefuls, in alphabetical order, are: Maurizio BevilacquaCarolyn BennettScott BrisonStephan DionKen DrydenMartha Hall FindlayGerard KennedyMichael
It's been three months since I've written about Stephen Harper and his Conservative crew. I wanted to take some time to let the dust settle and see whether my fears he'd be a Dubya Jr. were justified. He's been Prime Minister of Canada for three months and what I've seen
The Associated Press has obtained and made a confidential government video public. This video confirms the suspicions many of us had about Dubya and his government's preparations for Katrina. The day before Katrina struck, Dubya attended a briefing about Katrina during which he was clearly warned about the coming disaster.
There were 23 seats up for grabs in Toronto last night. On a night when the Conservative Party was elected to form a minority government, Toronto had other ideas. Not a single one of Toronto's 23 seats went to a Conservative candidate. In 2004, every one of our 23 seats
In my Parkdale-High Park riding, NDP Peggy Nash defeated Sam Bulte 20690 to 18489. One of those 20690 votes belonged to me. This is a new age of communication. The main stream media no longer controls all information disseminated to constituents. Bloggers have real power when it comes to spreading
With a half an hour remaining until live election night coverage and my Leafs down 2-0 in the second intermission, this would be a good and fair time for me to unveil my prediction. Our election gag law is proof that this prediction is not based on any actual data.
When you don't vote, you let others speak for you. We are fortunate to have fair and democratic methods in place for the selecting of political representation. To not take part in the process or to feel like our opinion doesn't matter, would be to waste the incredible power that
Michael Moore's latest blog entry is aptly named "Michael Moore Statement on Canadian Election". In it, he hopes our threat to elect a Conservative government tomorrow is a joke, or as he calls it, "reverse irony". Here's a taste of what he's written. These are no ordinary times, and as
I have to get one of these for my car. Inspired by Sam Bulte's infamous statement, the words now define a movement. Proudly pronounce yourself a pro-user zealot! It's the final weekend before Monday's vote. Thankfully, it's looking like we'll avoid a Conservative majority. I've come to grips with the
I've written quite a bit about Sam Bulte this month. It began with this entry, continued with this one and seemed to conclude yesterday with this one. Checking in on the news of the day has inspired me to write one more about my current MP. In this Toronto Star
Earlier this month, I wrote about Sam Bulte and her conflict of interest. She's the MP in my riding who has backed U.S.-style copyright laws while the Canadian Recording Industry Association and the Canadian Motion Pictures Distributors Association filled her coffers. I admitted in that entry that I
