So, the Toronto Star editorial board heard it wrong. This from Michael Ignatieff in the Globe & Mail this morning: “Let’s be clear: I am planning to run in the next election in Etobicoke-Lakeshore. I love being an MP and I’ve enjoyed it enormously and I’m looking forward to doing it again,” Mr. Ignatieff said. […] More »
— photo courtesy the Ignatieff campaign site Michael Ignatieff can’t say whether or not he’ll continue being my MP if the Liberals don’t give him the steering wheel. I saw his support up close when I worked the NDP campaign against him in Etobicoke-Lakeshore. These are committed longterm Liberals, good neighbourhood folks who worked very, […] More »
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more. — Albert Camus … and sometimes it doesn’t even have a policy. Reports on the one year anniversary of Katrina consistently indicate that if they can do it themselves, or they’re lucky enough to receive charitable help (like that provided […] More »
Some of you may have seen this item about smart-ass teenagers using an aural repellent with a pitch so high adults can’t hear it as a ringtone. Can you hear it? This simple test will determine if you are still young or not. Thank you for your time. More »
In the latest Walrus, Don Gillmor writes about how Canadian winemakers in the Niagara region are betting heavily on the Pinot Noir grape to carry their business a few more rungs up the ladder of global wine success. According to the article, the Canadian wine industry’s domestic sales represent only 44 percent of the total […] More »
image courtesy a French blog It’s the season of the shove, apparently, among professional male athletes, and whether they do it with their hands, their heads or a weasely bit of graffiti on the clubhouse chalkboard, the boys of summer are all trying to make up for hockey’s diminished physicality by stirring it up themselves. […] More »
…George Will hands his glove to a fan and goes for a beer. Thanks to Paul Wells for calling my attention to this slapfight on the right. Respected rightwing commentator George Will zings the Bush administration using the word “realism;” a word they, apparently, despise. The Bush administration releases the hounds, er, hound, Peter Wehner, […] More »
A very, very funny web page showing how the right wing read the New York Times. Cory Doctorow over at Boing Boing is the tipster of record. My favorite headline: Slack-jawed NASCAR rubes drive around in circle More »
…against the views of his own supporters. Today I salute Stephen Harper. from one of the mob at Blogging Tories: It would be surprising and out of character if Sheila Copps took seriously the evolving crisis between our western culture and Islam. Surprising, because if she did she might have to shoulder some of her […] More »