Are teachers still a political force?
Personally, I’d say they never stopped being a powerful political force.
So this is good news:
Union leaders are warning of a return to tough times if the Tories win October’s provincial election.
They point to the the bitter labour disputes and budget cuts seen under former Premier Mike Harris.
The vice-president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says education will be under attack if Tory Leader Tim Hudak becomes premier.
In today’s Sun: getting a handle on scandal, a manual
To campaign or not to campaign? That, increasingly, is the question.
The Liberals are all of a sudden gunning for Tory bear. If the Opposition’s rhetoric is matched by action, we could be heading into an election a lot sooner than later.
The ballot question: Do you think the Stephen Harper Government™ has been as ethical as it promised to be?
The Liberals’ strategy seems straightforward enough. These Cons — the ones who promised transparency and accountability — have now irrevocably become what they promised to destroy. To invoke a Manning-ism, they’ve been Otta-washed.
4 am, the scene at Pearson
I hate hate hate WestJet (updated)
1. Flight was supposed to leave Fort Myers for Toronto at 8:30.
2. They have moved it back multiple times. IT IS NOW LEAVING AT 11:21.
3. That means I will be arriving with my Mom AND FOUR YOUNG KIDS AT ABOUT 5 A.M.
4. Any explanation from WestJet? Just a shrug and “maintenance.” One word. “Maintenance.”
5. Any apology from WestJet? NO NOT A FRIGGING WORD OF APOLOGY OR REGRET. ZERO, ZIPPO, ZILCH.
I know, I know. You guys always remind me about the last time I flew with these idiots, and how I promised to never ever again fly WestJet. I know.
But they were a full thousand bucks cheaper than the alternatives, including going through Buffalo. They were cheaper.
Guess I know why now, don’t I?
UPDATE: It’s well past the appointed hour. They have said there is yet another delay, and hope to be in the air “soon.” Uh-huh.
On CBC with my buddy Armour
Jim Armour (@ArmourJim)
11-03-12 1:09 PM
@CBCDay6 has posted the uncut version of my exchange with @kinsellawarren. http://bit.ly/h7wFBZ
Just spotted by my little guy!
Heading home (updated)
Been up for hours (I’m a worrier – I’ve packed the kids’ bags three times) but I wanted to draw your attention to this Gerald Caplan column. It’s from a Dipper perspective, natch, but worth a read.
Bon voyage!
UPDATE: Typical Warren. I thought Daylight Savings Time kicked in today, not tomorrow. Oops! Go back to sleep, kids. Dad’s a total idiot.
Here’s Caplan, who is a partisan NDPer, but is right about the Grits’ (apparent) push for an election:
In five published polls in the last month, their best total is 27 per cent, their average is 26 per cent, and one poll offered 23 per cent (as does a new one just published). This is Stephane Dion country, folks, even lower, and goes to show the extraordinary self-contained bubble in which Ottawa exists. When it’s over, there’s a good chance Michael Ignatieff will be pleading with a community college to take him on as a part-time teaching assistant.