Warren Kinsella has a great column on Attawapiskat. Over the years, I have advised many native bands. I have worked in communities almost as bad as Attawapiskat found in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. I have advised successive governments — Jean Chretien’s, Paul Martin’s and Stephen Harper’s — about dealing with problems which are quite similar to [...]
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What has Warren Kinsella done lately?
The other day in the hospital, Mark complained to me about his Twitter user name. He doesn’t like @coopermark and said it looked stupid. I replied to him that others have that form of username. When pressed who I was referring to, I said Warren Kinsella’s username on Twitter is @kinsellawarren. Mark asked who Kinsella [...]
Getting Schooled.
Warren Kinsella takes on Michael Ignatieff’s essay on what it means to be a Canadian. Before he brought in the gaggle of geniuses who helped him to pilot the once-great Liberal Party of Canada into history’s ditch, I was an adviser to Michael Ignatieff. I didn’t know the guy, particularly, but I was friends with [...]
Elizabeth May: Nothing better to do?
Warren Kinsella has an excellent article on Elizabeth May’s use of time lately. The Green Party leader missed her first question period in the House of Commons and then logged onto Warren Kinsella’s website to defend her decision to miss her first chance to appear in the House. To be fair, I prominently posted May’s [...]
My political worldview
Economically (apparently I prefer deficits) and on defence spending I agree with the Conservatives but on Senate Reform, Quebec, and Moral Values, I am with the Liberals. It’s kind of a fun survey but I realized that locally I find myself politically at odds with four of the city councillors at the left end of [...]
When conditions change
Warren Kinsella has a good post titled TEN POINTS: WHEN DEMOCRACY LOSES ALL MEANING that you should check out. I was going to reply in his comments but after drafting up a reply, I decided to post here instead. Looking back at the decision that was made to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 2011, I [...]
Preston Manning was right
According to Warren Kinsella anyways The second lesson of that historic night is this: As long as the Bloc Québecois exists – and as long as vote-rich Ontario remains split between Tories, Grits and New Democrats – no party will be able to win a majority in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Stephen Harper [...]
Christmas Gift Ideas for the Emotionally Distant Father
A friend of mine/arch-nemesis has drawn her father and father-in-law for this year’s Christmas celebration and demanded a Christmas gift guide for them. While I am generally compliant towards requests from friends who have incriminating stories about me, this one is a hard one as I don’t have a relationship with my dad * and [...]
Tories fight back on Kinsella lawsuit
The Canadian Press is reporting that the Tories are fighting back against Warren Kinsella’s lawsuit. The Conservatives sued the Liberals last year to silence allegations relating to an alleged $1-million life insurance offer for the vote of Independent MP Chuck Cadman. But the party now says the cut and thrust of political discourse shouldn’t be [...]
Why the Globe and Mail is making a mistake
in charging $160/year for their online content. Warren Kinsella has the reasons. 6. Newspapers have to realize – but never will – that their news content is the best advertising for them. That’s what good, solid journalism is: good. It makes a case for itself. When MSM mavens hide content, people will mosey off elsewhere [...]
