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 »

…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 »

image courtesy Le jour, éditeur. Say what you want about how a Prime Minister should or should not act, but I’m guessing there is nothing in this book about not showing up somewhere because you’re afraid of being publicly booed. This is the most pathetic thing yet in 192 days. A little leadership please. More »

Everyone who is anyone involved in the worldwide fight against AIDS is in Toronto right now — Bill and Melinda Gates, Bill Clinton, Alicia Keys, Richard Gere, Jack Layton and Stephen Lewis among thousands more. Which can only mean that since Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not in Toronto right now he is actively choosing […] More »

A small raise for civil servants may not seem like a big deal, but when you were elected on a promise of a more open and transparent government, quietly posting news of pay hikes for senior government officials on a departmental website seems a little odd. Such was the case this week in Ottawa, and […] More »

Much is being said about President Bush calling our man Harper “Steve” earlier this week. While many are saying this indicates the two men are now chums, I’m more inclined to think the opposite — that Bush really has no idea what Harper is like at all. I could be wrong, but Harper really doesn’t […] More »