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Category Archives: Ontario
Premier Wynne Doesn’t Really Know Her Tory History, Does She?
You might think, given the role of Ontario in Canadian history, that Premier Wynne (or at least her speechwriters) would be at least passingly familiar with Canadian history. Or at least did a brief search on Wikipedia. Apparently not: “I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2015, Ontario
Tagged Kathleen Wynne, Sir John A. Macdonald, Stephen Harper
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The Leadership Lesson of Eglinton-Lawrence
It isn’t often that a political party’s grassroots manage to save its leadership from the consequences of its own actions. Such, however, is the case of the riding of Eglinton-Lawrence and the local Liberal riding association’s rejection of Justin Trudeau’s … Continue reading
Posted in Justin Time, Ontario, The Third Party
Tagged Eglinton-Lawrence, Eve Adams, Justin Trudeau, Scott Reid
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Why Jeb Bush Is Braver Than The Ontario Liberal Party
Private e-mails made public, as Sony Pictures executives and now surely attest, can sink a career. They can also, with a certain amount of bravery, bolster it. as Jeb Bush is now wont to demonstrate. It’s a risk, certainly. Something … Continue reading
When Justin Fights Tony Ianno, He Fights Stephen Harper Too
Should those young “advisors” in the Prime Minister’s Office ever want to figure out why Justin Trudeau is still riding high in the opinion polls in spite of their negative ads, they should make this Globe and Mail story required … Continue reading
Getting Through the Wynneter of Tory Discontent
Being a conservative (both economic and social) by nature, I tend to subscribe to a lot of Tory feeds on Twitter. You can therefore imagine the overall tone of my Twitter feed yesterday — perhaps a “progressive” ironist would even … Continue reading
How I’ll Vote in the Ontario Election
The last time I voted in an Ontario election, in 2011, I did so in the advance poll (because I would be out of town on election day). I voted for the NDP; my riding wound up with the Liberal … Continue reading
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So Sorry, Mr. Naqvi
This morning, when I was going to work, I noticed this sign. You have to admit, that bit on the top is a bit unusual for a candidate sign. If you’re not familiar with the name, Mr. Naqvi is the … Continue reading
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