It looks like Kathleen Wynne is going to win the leadership race for the Ontario Liberal party, and in doing so become the next premiere of the province. She will, I think, be the first openly gay premiere (though there … Continue reading
It looks like Toronto mayor Rob Ford will reluctantly back off on proposed cuts to the fire department that would result in the closing of a station and the grounding of a fire truck. That Rob Ford rolled over in … Continue reading
The libertarian argument against government regulation, as espoused by the likes of Ron Paul, is that companies who do wrong will be punished by the free market. For example, if a company adds arsenic to baby food, people will stop … Continue reading
The media is doing its damnedest to wring every bit of material it can from the Sandy Hook shootings; and I think think they’re starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel. This comes from an article in Brittan’s Daily … Continue reading
Ontario teachers are out in force today to protest Bill 115, which essentially strips them of their collective bargaining rights by allowing the Ontario legislature to impose contracts on the teachers and/or schools (though historically, imposed contracts always give workers … Continue reading
I genuinely don’t care if a store uses ‘Merry Christmas,’ ‘Happy Holidays,’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah;’ but I do care when they’re dicks about it. Here’s this week’s flyer for Len’s Mill Stores, a retailer of discount housewares. On the top … Continue reading
Progressive Conservative leader and professional buffoon Tim Hudak weighed in on the Rob Ford matter today, saying that he’s in favour of lessening the penalty to politicians in conflict of interest cases. In other words, Hudak wants to legalize corruption, … Continue reading
It seems a lot of conservative pundits are on the same page this morning. They argue that the punishment Toronto mayor Rob Ford received did not fit the crime. But the thing is, it doesn’t matter if it was big … Continue reading
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been removed from office following a conviction on a conflict of interest charge brought by a private citizen. The judge did not choose to impose a 7 year ban on the former mayor, leaving the … Continue reading
Liberal leadership contender Justin Trudeau faced his first major set back this week when someone dug up a two-year-old interview in which he blamed the country’s problems on the fact that Albertans are in charge. “Canada isn’t doing well right … Continue reading