Because his team won, that’s why.  From my pal Mertl:

“The B.C. Liberals are a free-enterprise coalition of federal Liberal and Conservative supporters. Clark hails from the Liberal wing but got impressive support from federal Tories, including former ministers Stockwell Day and Chuck Strahl.

Kinsella told Yahoo! Canada News he thinks the B.C. Liberals are “for all intents are purposes, the provincial arm of the federal Conservatives.”

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Great assessment by Josh Wingrove, done right, right here.

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After what happened to BC NDP, the chances of a Spring election are somewhere between slim and none.

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I, of all people, should know not to trust pollsters. If BC CTV is right (they just called it for the BC Libs), man oh man did I get it wrong! My sincere, abject apologies.

(If CTV is right, that is!)

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Oh my Lord, this is awful.

The old Ontario Liberal logo was amazing – creative, eye-catching and full of meaning. It was also the product of a lot of consultation and research.

The new logo, dropped from on high, is terrible. Bland, boring, blecch. I sure don’t see candidates wanting to send in big cheques for new signs bearing this thing.

Anyone agree? I loved the old one, and hate the new one. You?

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When I first saw this last night – in the midst of the Leafs’ loss, the re-entry of Chris Hadfield and other stuff – I thought it was a social media prank.  You know, that the Conservatives were spinning the Liberal Party’s massive win in Labrador as a loss.

But it was true.  To wit:

“Still, [Conservative spokesman Fred] DeLorey tried to spin the Labrador result as a loss for Trudeau.

“When this byelection was called, the Liberals had a 43-point lead in the polls. Since electing Justin Trudeau as leader and having him personally campaign there, they have dropped 20 points in Labrador,” DeLorey argued.

“Labradorians were able to see first-hand how Justin Trudeau is in over his head.”

The Cons have always been into the Big Lie theory of comms, but this one took the cake.

Free advice: when in a hole, fellas, stop digging.

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From Liberal.ca:

Please join us for a lively and enlightening evening with guest speaker Warren Kinsella who will explore the social and economic implications of the disturbing trend toward income inequality in Canada. Warren Kinsella is a lawyer with a broad range of experience as a political consultant. From 1990 to 1993, Warren held the position of Special Assistant to the Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. In 2003, 2007, and 2011 he was Chairman of the War Room in the successful Ontario Liberal Party election campaigns; federally, he managed the Liberal Party of Canada’s War Rooms in 1993 and 2000. He is an award-winning author and journalist. Warren has been a columnist for various newspapers. He currently writes for the Hill Times and the Sun chain. His seventh book, Fight the Right, was published this year. Cost: $10 paid via Liberal.ca or please email event host to RSVP and arrange payment by cash or cheque.

Contact:
chaluza@sympatico.ca

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You want a lede?  This is a lede.  Wow.

If you are reading this, I am dead.

How’s that for a lead?

Guarantees you read on, at least for a bit.

When the Sun’s George Gross died suddenly in March 2008, at age 85, there were few of his contemporaries left alive to recall the old days, when he was in his prime and his world was young. I was one of the few who knew him then.

After attending his funeral I half-facetiously remarked to the Toronto Sun’s deputy managing editor, Al Parker, that I had been around so long that no one was left who knew me back then, and I had better write my own obituary.

“Good idea!” said Parker with more enthusiasm than I appreciated.

I mentioned it to my wife, Yvonne, who approved.

So here it is, not exactly an obit but a reflection back on a life and a career that I had never planned, but which unfolded in a way that I’ve never regretted.

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I don’t watch her movies, but wow: Angelina Jolie has guts.

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